French Law - A Comparative Approach

This book provides an ideal introduction to the French legal system and its internal workings, replete with the latest case law and developments.

List of contents

• Part I The Law-Making Process


• 1: Legislation and the Constitutional Framework


• 2: Codification


• 3: Statutory Interpretation


• 4: Case Law


• 5: Law Reform


• Part II The Method of Deciding Cases


• 6: Judges


• 7: Judicial Reasoning


• 8: Judicial Style


• 9: Case Notes


• 10: Legal Education


• Part III Selected Fields of French Law


• 11: Administrative Law


• 12: Procedure


• 13: The Law of Contract


• 14: The Law of Tort


• 15: Property Law

About the author

Eva Steiner is a senior lecturer in French law at King's College London. She holds a doctorate in private law and criminal sciences, is a qualified advocate, and was formerly a member of the Paris Bar. She has published widely in the areas of French and comparative law and acted as an expert witness in French law in English court cases. She is a member of the International Academy of Comparative law, the Société de Législation Comparée, and the editorial board of the Revue Internationale de Droit Comparé.

Summary

This book provides an ideal introduction to the French legal system and its internal workings, replete with the latest case law and developments.

Product details

• Authors: Eva Steiner, Eva (Senior Lecturer in French Law Steiner, Steiner Eva
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780198790884
• ISBN: 978-0-19-879088-4
• No. of pages: 338
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / General, LAW / Comparative, comparative law, Legal system: general, Legal systems: general