Elgar encyclopedia of comparative law / edited by Jan M. Smits.
2012
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Elgar encyclopedia of comparative law / edited by Jan M. Smits.
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2nd ed.
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Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, 2012.
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1 online resource (xvii, 1000 pages) : illustrations.
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Elgar original reference.
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Formatted Contents Note
1. Accident compensation / Michael G. Faure
2. Administrative law / Hanns Peter Nehl
3. Agency and representation / Hendrik Verhagen and Laura Macgregor
4. The aims of comparative law / H. Patrick Glenn
5. American law (United States) / Ralf Michaels
6. Arbitration / Stefan M. Kröll
7. Assignment / Brigitta Lurger
8. Australia / Martin Vranken
9. Belgium / Nathalie Van Leuven
10. Canada / Michael Deturbide and Elizabeth J. Hughes
11. China / Junwei Fu
12. Civil procedure / C.H. (Remco) van Rhee and Remme Verkerk
13. Commercial regulation / Luke Nottage
14. Common law / Geoffrey Samuel
15. Comparative law and economics / Raffaele Caterina
16. Competition law / Damien Geradin
17. Consideration / James Gordley
18. Constitutional law / Monica Claes
19. Consumer protection / Stephen Weatherill
20. Coordination of legal systems / Arnald J. Kanning
21. Corporate responsibility / Cynthia A. Williams
22. Criminal law and criminal procedure / Thomas Weigend
23. The Czech Republic / Bohumil Havel
24. Damages (in tort) / Siewert D. Lindenbergh
25. England and Wales / Damian Smith and William Bull
26. European Civil Code / Nils Jansen and Lukas Rademacher
27. Family law / David Bradley
28. Finland / Pia Letto-Vanamo
29. France / Bénédicte Fauvarque-Cosson and Alice Fournier
30. German law / Helge Dedek and Martin J. Schermaier
31. Greece / Eugenia Dacoronia
32. Human rights law / Menno T. Kamminga
33. Insolvency law / Bob Wessels
34. Insurance law / Herman Cousy
35. Interpretation of contracts / Jacques H. Herbots
36. Israel / Gabriela Shalev
37. Italy / Barbara Pozzo
38. Japanese law / Masaki Abe and Luke Nottage
39. Legal culture / David Nelken
40. Legal families / Jaakko Husa
41. Legal history and comparative law / Viola Heutger and Eltjo Schrage
42. Legal reasoning / Jaap Hage
43. Legal translation / Gerard-René de Groot
44. Legal transplants / Jörg Fedtke
45. Lithuania / Laura Šlepaitė
46. Methodology of comparative law / A. Esin Örücü
47. Mistake / Gerhard Lubbe
48. Mixed jurisdictions / Vernon Valentine Palmer
49. Nationality law / Gerard-René de Groot
50. The Netherlands / Jan M. Smits
51. Offer and acceptance inter absentes / Franco Ferrari
52. Personal and real security / J.H.M. (Sjef) van Erp
53. Personality rights / Johann Neethling
54. Poland / Michał Gondek
55. Privacy / Colm O'Cinneide, Myriam Hunter-Henin and Jörg Fedtke
56. Private international law / Horatia Muir Watt
57. Product liability / Geraint Howells
58. Property and real rights / J. Michael Milo
59. Public law / Jacques Ziller
60. Remedies for breach of contract / Marco Torsello
61. Russian law / William E. Butler
62. Scots law / Hector L. MacQueen
63. Social security / Frans Pennings
64. South Africa / Jacques E. du Plessis
65. Spain / Antoni Vaquer
66. Statutory interpretation / Stefan Vogenauer
67. Supervening events and force majeure / Martin Schmidt-Kessel and Katrin Mayer
68. Sweden / Rolf Dotevall
69. Switzerland / Pascal Pichonnaz
70. Tax law / Victor Thuronyi
71. Tort law in general / Ulrich Magnus
72. Transfer of movable property / Lars van Vliet
73. Transnational law, evolving / Peer Zumbansen
74. Trust law / Marius J. de Waal
75. Turkey / Z. Derya Tarman
76. Unjustified enrichment / Daniel Visser.
2. Administrative law / Hanns Peter Nehl
3. Agency and representation / Hendrik Verhagen and Laura Macgregor
4. The aims of comparative law / H. Patrick Glenn
5. American law (United States) / Ralf Michaels
6. Arbitration / Stefan M. Kröll
7. Assignment / Brigitta Lurger
8. Australia / Martin Vranken
9. Belgium / Nathalie Van Leuven
10. Canada / Michael Deturbide and Elizabeth J. Hughes
11. China / Junwei Fu
12. Civil procedure / C.H. (Remco) van Rhee and Remme Verkerk
13. Commercial regulation / Luke Nottage
14. Common law / Geoffrey Samuel
15. Comparative law and economics / Raffaele Caterina
16. Competition law / Damien Geradin
17. Consideration / James Gordley
18. Constitutional law / Monica Claes
19. Consumer protection / Stephen Weatherill
20. Coordination of legal systems / Arnald J. Kanning
21. Corporate responsibility / Cynthia A. Williams
22. Criminal law and criminal procedure / Thomas Weigend
23. The Czech Republic / Bohumil Havel
24. Damages (in tort) / Siewert D. Lindenbergh
25. England and Wales / Damian Smith and William Bull
26. European Civil Code / Nils Jansen and Lukas Rademacher
27. Family law / David Bradley
28. Finland / Pia Letto-Vanamo
29. France / Bénédicte Fauvarque-Cosson and Alice Fournier
30. German law / Helge Dedek and Martin J. Schermaier
31. Greece / Eugenia Dacoronia
32. Human rights law / Menno T. Kamminga
33. Insolvency law / Bob Wessels
34. Insurance law / Herman Cousy
35. Interpretation of contracts / Jacques H. Herbots
36. Israel / Gabriela Shalev
37. Italy / Barbara Pozzo
38. Japanese law / Masaki Abe and Luke Nottage
39. Legal culture / David Nelken
40. Legal families / Jaakko Husa
41. Legal history and comparative law / Viola Heutger and Eltjo Schrage
42. Legal reasoning / Jaap Hage
43. Legal translation / Gerard-René de Groot
44. Legal transplants / Jörg Fedtke
45. Lithuania / Laura Šlepaitė
46. Methodology of comparative law / A. Esin Örücü
47. Mistake / Gerhard Lubbe
48. Mixed jurisdictions / Vernon Valentine Palmer
49. Nationality law / Gerard-René de Groot
50. The Netherlands / Jan M. Smits
51. Offer and acceptance inter absentes / Franco Ferrari
52. Personal and real security / J.H.M. (Sjef) van Erp
53. Personality rights / Johann Neethling
54. Poland / Michał Gondek
55. Privacy / Colm O'Cinneide, Myriam Hunter-Henin and Jörg Fedtke
56. Private international law / Horatia Muir Watt
57. Product liability / Geraint Howells
58. Property and real rights / J. Michael Milo
59. Public law / Jacques Ziller
60. Remedies for breach of contract / Marco Torsello
61. Russian law / William E. Butler
62. Scots law / Hector L. MacQueen
63. Social security / Frans Pennings
64. South Africa / Jacques E. du Plessis
65. Spain / Antoni Vaquer
66. Statutory interpretation / Stefan Vogenauer
67. Supervening events and force majeure / Martin Schmidt-Kessel and Katrin Mayer
68. Sweden / Rolf Dotevall
69. Switzerland / Pascal Pichonnaz
70. Tax law / Victor Thuronyi
71. Tort law in general / Ulrich Magnus
72. Transfer of movable property / Lars van Vliet
73. Transnational law, evolving / Peer Zumbansen
74. Trust law / Marius J. de Waal
75. Turkey / Z. Derya Tarman
76. Unjustified enrichment / Daniel Visser.
Summary
Written by leading authorities in their respective fields, the contributions in this accessible book cover and combine not only questions regarding the methodology of comparative law, but also specific areas of law (such as administrative law and criminal law) and specific topics (such as accident compensation and consideration). In addition, the Encyclopedia contains reports on a selected set of countries' legal systems and, as a whole, presents an overview of the current state of affairs.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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9781781006108 e-book
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