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Zusatztext Review from previous edition '...to those who want a single book on French law! one can strongly recommend it...' Informationen zum Autor John Bell is Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge and is an authority on French Law. He taught the subject extensively in Oxford and Leeds and has written major books on French constitutional law, administrative law and the judicial profession. He has been a visiting professor in Paris and Le Mans. Simon Whittaker is Fellow and Tutor in Law, St. John's College, Oxford and Professor of European Comparative Law, University of Oxford. He has published widely in the areas of contract and tort law in English law and in French law and on EC legislation harmonizing these areas. He has taught comparative law for over twenty years and has been visiting professor at the Universities of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and Paris II Panthéon Assas. Sophie Boyron is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, where she teaches French law and public law. Klappentext Principles of French Law provides a comprehensive introduction to French law aimed at students and scholars embarking on their first study of the system. This new edition takes account of major changes in a number of areas of law with substantial parts of the book rewritten to meet the needs of students and to reflect legal developments. Zusammenfassung Principles of French Law provides a comprehensive introduction to French law aimed at students and scholars embarking on their first study of the system. This new edition takes account of major changes in a number of areas of law with substantial parts of the book rewritten to meet the needs of students and to reflect legal developments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Spirit of French Law Part I: The System 1: John Bell and Sophie Boyron: Sources of Law 2: John Bell: Court Institutions 3: Sophie Boyron: People Administering Justice Part II: The Law 4: John Bell and Simon Whittaker: Legal Procedure 5: Sophie Boyron: Constitutional Law 6: John Bell: Administrative Law 7: John Bell: Criminal Law 8: Helen Stalford: Family Law 9: Andrew Bell, John Bell, and Sophie Boyron: The Law of Property 10: Simon Whittaker: The Law of Obligations 11: Andrew Bell: Commercial Law 12: Mark Freedland: Employment Law Part III: Studying French Law 13: Sophie Boyron: Bibliographical Guide and Legal Methods Appendix: Bibliographical Sources and Legal Methods ...
