International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
Edited by K. Zweigert and K. Drobnig, Max-Planck Institute, Hamburg, Germany
This massive work represents the labour of hundreds of lawyers and scholars throughout the world. It is the most extensive and thorough examination of comparative law on the international level ever published. It incorporates detailed descriptions of the legal systems of more than 150 countries and thoroughly documented comparative analyses of the main issues in civil and commercial law and related issues world-wide.
It consists of 17 volumes in total, each volume is divided into 6-20 chapters written by relevant specialists. Every chapter is published on completion in paperback form. The Law Library has been subscribing to this brightly coloured paperback set. Each chapter has been individually catalogued and are shelved together at KB100 .I584.
Systematic Structure: Each of the 17 volumes concentrates on a different aspect of the law:
- National Reports
- The Legal Systems of the World – their comparison and unification
- Private International Law
- Persons and Family
- Succession
- Property and Trust
- Contracts in General
- Specific Contractws
- Commercial Transactions and Institutions
- Restitution – Unjust Enrichment and Negotiorum Gestio
- Torts
- Law of Transport
- Business and Private Organizations
- Copyrights and Industrial Property
- Labour Law
- Civil Procedure
- State and Economy
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