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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154332903321

Autore

Bell John

Titolo

Principles of French Law / / John Bell, Sophie Boyron, Simon Whittaker ; with contributing authors, Andrew Bell, Mark Freedland and Helen Stalford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

0-19-170122-X

0-19-101889-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1277 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BoyronSophie

WhittakerSimon

Disciplina

349.44

Soggetti

Justice, Administration of -- France

Law -- France

Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Detailed Contents; Notes on the Authors; Abbreviations; References with Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Introduction: The Spirit of French Law; Part I. The System; 1. Sources of Law; 2. Court Institutions; 3. Judicial Personnel; Part II. The Law (A) Procedure; 4. Legal Procedure; Part II. (B) Public Law; 5. Constitutional Law; 6. Administrative Law; 7. Criminal Law; Part II. (C) Private Law; 8. Family Law; 9. Property Law; 10. The Law of Obligations; 11. Commercial Law

Part II. (D) Beyond the Public Law/Private Law Dichotomy12. Employment Law; Part III. Studying French Law; 13. Bibliographical Guide and Legal Methods; Index; Notes

Sommario/riassunto

Principles of French Law offers a comprehensive introduction to French law and the French legal system in terms which a common lawyer can understand. The authors give an explanation of the institutions, rules and techniques that characterize the major branches of French law. The chapters provide the reader with a clear sense of the questions that French lawyers see as important and how they would answer them.In the ten years since the publication of the first edition, French law has



changed in significant ways. European Union law and the European Convention on Human Rights have had a significa