Edward Elgar Publishing has announced the
publication of Geoffrey Samuel, A short introduction to the common law (2013).
The book:
provides
a short, accessible introduction to the English common law tradition, in particular
to the civil process.
It
adopts an approach which explains the historical development of the common law
institutions and procedures whilst also setting them in perspective through a
comparative outlook. Aspects of the common law are contrasted on occasions with
structural or functional equivalents (or near equivalents) in the civil law. The key topics covered include: the English civil courts (and other dispute resolution
institutions and alternatives), civil procedure, remedies, sources of law,
legal reasoning, legal education, legal theories, legal institutions and
concepts and legal categories. In addition to textual description and analysis,
the book makes frequent use of visual diagrams to explain and to illustrate
aspects of the common law.
Providing
both an overview of the English common law and an insight into the legal
mentality of common lawyers, the book will appeal both to first year law
students as well as to continental jurists who are investigating the common law
for the first time.
The
contents include:
Preface
Introduction 1. Development of the English Courts 2. Development of the English
Procedural Tradition 3. English Law Remedies 4. English Legal Education and
English Legal Thought (1): Sources and Methods 5. English Legal Education and
English Legal Thought (2): Academic Theories 6. Legal Institutions and Concepts
in the Common Law (1): Persons and Things 7. Legal Institutions and Concepts in
the Common Law (2): Causes of Action and Obligations
Recommended.
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