This is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

The text provides students with an in-depth analysis of a wide variety of civil cases, beginning with laying out the basic foundation of the American legal system.

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: The Discipline of Comparative Law CHAPTER TWO: Comparative Legal Linguistics CHAPTER THREE: Comparative Jurisprudence CHAPTER FOUR: Lawyers CHAPTER FIVE: Judges and Judiciaries CHAPTER SIX: Lay Judges and Juries ...

This is a book on “equity in the civil law tradition” from the double perspective of legal history and comparative law.

The aim of the book is to highlight the law and economics issues confronting civil law countries.