Southern Cross - Civil Law and Common Law in South Africa

Zusatztext A stimulating lesson for foreign lawyers looking for an in-depth study and a distinct comparative legal approach to a unique system of private law. Edited by Reinhard Zimmermann, Professor of Private Law, Roman Law and Comparative Legal History at the Faculty of Law, University of Regensburg, and Daniel Visser, Professor of Private Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town Klappentext This work provides a history of the main institutions of South African private law! as well as exploring the process through which the integration of English common law and continental civil law was achieved in that jurisdiction. It is a first stepping stone in the writing of the history of private law in South Africa. "'The book is a feast, on a massive scale. The book is not only a magnificent achievement for South African historiography, but also an example to all systems of what can be achieved in the field of doctrinal history." -George L Gretton, Edinburgh Law Review "A stimulating lesson for foreign lawyers looking for an in-depth study and a distinct comparative legal approach to a unique system of private law." --Ulf Marzik, Verfassung und Recht in Ubersee Zusammenfassung This work provides a history of the main institutions of South African private law and explores the process through which the integration of English common law and continental civil law was achieved in that jurisdiction. The book is aimed at both a European and a South African audience.

Product details

• Authors: D. P. Visser, Reinhard Zimmermann, Reinhard (Professor of Private Law Zimmermann, Reinhard Visser Zimmermann, Visser Zimmermann
• Assisted by: Daniel Visser (Editor), Daniel (Professor of Private Law at the Faculty of Law Visser (Editor), Visser Daniel (Editor), Reinhard Zimmermann (Editor), Reinhard (Professor of Private Law Zimmermann (Editor), Zimmermann Reinhard (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.1996
• EAN: 9780198260875
• ISBN: 978-0-19-826087-5
• No. of pages: 992
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; England, Wales, LAW / Civil Law, LAW / Comparative, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, LAW / Common, Republic of South Africa, comparative law, African History, Common Law, Private or civil law: general, Systems of law: common law, Private / Civil law: general works, Wales / Cymru