A primer on the civil-law system / by James G. Apple and Robert P. Deyling.
1995
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A primer on the civil-law system / by James G. Apple and Robert P. Deyling.
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[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Judicial Center, [1995]
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1 online resource (v, 70 pages)
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Introduction
Part I: The history and development of the civil-law system
In the beginning: "All roads lead to Rome"
Medieval developments in Italy
Canon law and the law merchant
Intellectual development leading to the codification process
The codification process in France and Germany: The French code, The German code
The codes of Chile and Brazil
The development of the role of jurists in modern systems
Part II: The civil-law system as it exists and functions in the modern era
The public law-private law dichotomy
Court structure
The legal process: Civil procedure, Criminal procedure, Appellate procedure
Legal actors: tradition and transition: Legal scholars, The legislature, Judges, Legal education and lawyers, Transition in the civil-law world
Part III: The common law and a comparison of the civil-law and comon-law systems
Origins of the common-law system
Jurists in the common-law system
Differences in the two systems
Conclusion.
Part I: The history and development of the civil-law system
In the beginning: "All roads lead to Rome"
Medieval developments in Italy
Canon law and the law merchant
Intellectual development leading to the codification process
The codification process in France and Germany: The French code, The German code
The codes of Chile and Brazil
The development of the role of jurists in modern systems
Part II: The civil-law system as it exists and functions in the modern era
The public law-private law dichotomy
Court structure
The legal process: Civil procedure, Criminal procedure, Appellate procedure
Legal actors: tradition and transition: Legal scholars, The legislature, Judges, Legal education and lawyers, Transition in the civil-law world
Part III: The common law and a comparison of the civil-law and comon-law systems
Origins of the common-law system
Jurists in the common-law system
Differences in the two systems
Conclusion.
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"This publication has been prepared and is being published by the Federal Judicial Center at the request of the International Judicial Relations Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States."
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Includes bibliographical references (page 41).
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Also issued in microfiche.
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Print version: Apple, James G. Primer on the civil-law system. Washington, DC : Federal Judicial Center, [1995]
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English
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Electronic reproduction. [Kaneohe, Hawaii : LLMC, 2005] (LLMC-Digital). Digitized image of the microfiche version produced by Law Library Microform Consortium. Subscription required for access. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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