The Civil Law Tradition by John Henry Merryman, Rogelio Prez... - 9781503606814

The Civil Law TraditionAn Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America, Fourth Edition\nAuthor(s): John Henry Merryman, Rogelio Prez-Perdomo\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9781503606814, 978-1503606814\nSynopsis\nDesigned for the general reader and students of law, this is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The fourth edition is fully updated to include the latest developments in the field and to correct and update historical details gleaned from newly-published research on Roman and Medieval law. In the past ten years, the legal profession has changed radically, with the growing international ubiquity of large law firms operating across borders (which was previously a uniquely American phenomenon). This new edition updates the book from the post-So.