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040			_aMIUC _beng _cMIUC
041	1		_aeng _hger
082	0		_a340.2
100	1		_93399 _aZweigert, Konrad, _d1911-1996
240	1	0	_aEinführung in die Rechtsvergleichung auf dem Gebiete des Privatrechts _lEnglish
245	1	0	_aIntroduction to comparative law / _cby Konrad Zweigert and Hein Kötz ; translated from the German by Tony Weir.
250			_a3rd rev. ed.
260			_aOxford : _bClarendon Press ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c1998.
300			_axxvi, 714 p. ; _c24 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPt. 1. A. General considerations -- 1. The Concept of Comparative Law -- 2. The Functions and Aims of Comparative Law -- 3. The Method of Comparative Law -- 4. The History of Comparative Law -- B. The legal families of the world -- 5. The Style of Legal Families -- I. The Romanistic Legal Family -- 6. The History of French Law -- 7. The Spirit and Essential Features of the Code Civil -- 8. The Reception of the Code Civil -- 9. Courts and Lawyers in France and Italy -- II. The Germanic Legal Family -- 10. The History of German Law -- 11. The German Civil Code -- 12. The General Civil Code of Austria -- 13. The Swiss Civil Code -- III. The Anglo-American Legal Family -- 14. The Development of the English Common Law -- 15. Courts and Lawyers in England -- 16. The Spread of the Common Law Throughout the World -- 17. The Law of the United States of America -- 18. Law-Finding and Procedure in Common Law and Civil Law -- IV. The Nordic Legal Family -- 19. Scandinavian Law, Past and Present -- V. Law in the Far East -- 20. Chinese Law -- 21. Japanese Law -- VI. Religious Legal Systems -- 22. Islamic Law -- 23. Hindu Law -- Pt. 2. C. Contract -- VII. The Formation of Contracts -- 24. Freedom of Contract and its Limits -- 25. Contractual Capacity -- 26. Offer and Acceptance -- 27. Formal Requirements -- 28. Illegality and Immorality -- 29. Indicia of Seriousness -- 30. The Construction of Contracts -- 31. Mistake, Deceit, and Duress -- 32. Representation -- 33. Assignment -- 34. Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties -- VIII. The Performance of Contracts -- 35. Claims to Performance and Their Enforcement -- 36. Breach of Contract -- 37. The Effect of Supervening Events -- D. Unjustified enrichment -- 38. Unjustified Enrichment in General -- 39. Unjustified Enrichment - Specific Topics -- E. Tort -- 40. Tort in General -- 41. Liability for others -- 42. Strict Liability -- 43. Invasions of the Right of Personality -- Index.
520			_aThis third edition of the modern classic Zweigert & Kötz's Introduction to Comparative Law is fully revised and updated, but its familiar structure and easy style remain the same. The book first discusses the nature of Comparative Law, its functions, aims, methods and history, and then it surveys the main features of the major legal families of the world. In the second part it provides a model of comparative law in action, comparing, contrasting and evaluating the different approaches and solutions of the major legal systems. As well as offering an excellent grounding in comparative private law, this book is an essential base for further research. New edition is updated and contains much useful new material, including a chapter on Japanese law; Contains overview of Comparative law as a subject, its function and methodology; Outlines all the major legal systems of the world and details individual areas of law within these systems. It is extremely well written, and skilfully translated from the German by Tony Weir The second edition of this volume is highly regarded worldwide and was translated into many languages including Italian, Japanese and Russian.
650		0	_92979 _aComparative law
650		0	_93400 _aCivil law
700	1		_4aut _93401 _aKötz, Hein, _d1935-
700	1		_4trl _93402 _aWeir, Tony
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