Introduction to comparative law /
by Konrad Zweigert and Hein Kötz ; translated from the German by Tony Weir.
- Third revised edition.
- xxvi, 714 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes -- General Considerations -- The Concept of Comparative Law -- The Functions and Aims of Comparative Law -- The Method of Comparative Law -- The History of Comparative Law -- The Legal Families of the World -- The Style of Legal Families -- The Romanistic Legal Family -- The History of French Law -- The Spirit and Essential Features of the Code Civil -- The Reception of the Code Civil -- Courts and Lawyers in France and Italy -- [The Legal Position of Illegitimate Children - A Distinctive Feature of the Style of the Romanistic Legal Family] -- The Germanic Legal Family -- The History of German Law -- The German Civil Code -- The General Civil Code of Austria -- The Swiss Civil Code -- [The Doctrine of the Abstract Real Contract - A Distinctive Feature of the Style of the Germanic Legal Family] -- The Anglo-American Legal Family -- The Development of the English Common Law -- Courts and Lawyers in England -- The Spread of the Common Law Throughout the World -- The Law of the United States of America -- Law-Finding and Procedure in Common Law and Civil Law -- [The Trust - A Distinctive Feature of the Style of the Anglo-American Legal Family] -- The Nordic Legal Family -- Scandinavian Law, Past and Present -- The Socialist Legal Family -- The Marxist-Leninist View of Law -- The Development of the Socialist Legal Family -- The Administration of Law in the Socialist States -- Ownership in the Socialist Legal Family -- Contract in the Socialist Planned Economy -- Other Legal Families -- The Far Eastern Legal Family -- Islamic Law -- Hindu Law -- Contract -- The Formation of Contracts -- Juristic Act, Contract, and General Conditions of Business -- Contractual Capacity -- Offer and Acceptance -- Formal Requirements -- Illegality and Immorality -- Indicia of Seriousness -- The Construction of Contracts -- Mistake, Deceit, and Duress -- Representation -- Assignment -- Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties -- The Performance of Contracts -- Claims to Performance and Their Enforcement -- Breach of Contract -- The Effect of Supervening Events -- Unjustified Enrichment -- Unjustified Enrichment in General -- Unjustified Enrichment - Specific Topics -- Tort -- Tort in General -- Liability for Others -- Strict Liability -- Invasions of the Right of Personality -- Index. A. 1. 2. 3. 4. B. 5. I. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. II. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. III. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. IV. 22. V. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. VI. 28. 29. 30. A. I. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. II. 42. 43. 44. B. 45. 46. C. 47. 48. 49. 50.
"The book first discusses the nature of Comparative Law, its functions, aims, methods and history, then it surveys the main features of the major legal families of the world."--Publisher description.