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2nd ed. |
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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sources of law / John Bell and Sophie Boyron-Court institutions / John Bell-Judicial personnel / Sophie Boyron-Legal procedure / Simon Whittaker, Sophie Boyron, and John Bell-Constitutional law / Sophie Boyron-Administrative law / John Bell-Criminal law / John Bell-Family law / Helen Stalford-Property law / John Bell, Andrew Bell and Sophie Boyron-The law of obligations / Simon Whittaker-Commercial law / Andrew Bell-Employment law / Mark Freedland-Bibliographical guide and legal methods / Sophie Boyron. |
| Contents |
Preface; Notes on the Authors; Abbreviations; References with Abbreviations; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Introduction: The Spirit of French Law; I: Legal Values; II: Legal Procedure; III: The Form of Legal Rules; IV: Attitude to Law; V: A 'Social Model'?; VI: Conclusion; PART I: THE SYSTEM; 1. Sources of Law; I: What is a Source of Law?; II: The Hierarchy of Norms; III: Other Sources of Law; IV: Conclusion; 2. Court Institutions; I: Specialization; II: The Local Character of Courts; III: The Right of Appeal; IV: Collegiality; V: Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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3. Judicial PersonnelI: The Constitutional Foundations; II: The Diffrent Categories of Judge; III: Recruitment; IV: The Career: Promotion vs Independence; V: Non-Judicial Officers of the Court; VI: The Accountability of the French Judiciary; VII: Conclusion; PART II: THE LAW; (A) PROCEDURE; 4. Legal Procedure; (1) Civil Procedure; (2) Administrative Procedure; (3) Criminal Procedure; (B) PUBLIC LAW; 5. Constitutional Law; I: The Definition and Role of Constitutional Law; II: The Ambiguous 1958 Constitution and its Two Competing Readings |
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III: Confirming the Presidential Interpretation of the 1958 Constitution-Enter the VI République?IV: Reaching Constitutional Maturity by Amending the Constitution; V: An Expanding Constitutional Review; VI: The Need for Further Reforms; 6. Administrative Law; I: What is the Public Service or a Public Function?; II: How is the Public Sector Different from the Private Sector; III: Public Law and Private Law in Litigation; IV: Control over Administrative Action; V: Administrative Liability; VI: Protection of Civil Liberties Outside Courts; VII: Conclusion; 7. Criminal Law; I: Values |
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II: Categories of OffencesIII: Actus Reus; IV: The Mental Element; V: Actors; VI: An Illustration: Homicide; (C) PRIVATE LAW; 8. Family Law; I: Introduction; II: Marriage; III: Divorce; IV: Cohabitation; V: Pacte Civil de Solidarité; VI: Succession; VII: Affiliation and Adoption; 9. Property Law; I: Introduction; II: Types of Property; III: Ownership; IV: Property Rights Less than Ownership; V: Other Interests Affecting Property; 10. The Law of Obligations; (1) Introduction; (2) The Law of Contract; (3) The Law of Delict |
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(4) Quasi-contrats and Enrichissement Sans Cause: A 'French Law of Restitution'?11. Commercial Law; I: Introduction: The Notion and Significance of Droit Commercial; II: Commercial Persons; III: Commercial Property; IV: Businesses in Difficulty; (D) BEYOND THE PUBLIC LAW/PRIVATE LAW DICHOTOMY; 12. Employment Law; I: Introduction; II: Public or Private Law?; III: The Sources of French Employment Law and their Hierarchical Relationship; IV: The Creation and Termination of the Employment Relationship; V: Equal Treatment and Discrimination in Employment; VI: Minimum Wages and Working Conditions |
| Summary |
Principles of French Law provides a comprehensive introduction to French law aimed at students and scholars embarking on their first study of the system. This new edition takes account of major changes in a number of areas of law with substantial parts of the book rewritten to meet the needs of students and to reflect legal developments. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Law -- France.
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Law. |
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France. |
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Justice, Administration of -- France.
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Justice, Administration of. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Law. |
| Added Author |
Boyron, Sophie.
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Whittaker, Simon.
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UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online).
MARLI UPSO COMPREHENSIVE 2012.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bell, John, 1953- Principles of French law. 2nd ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 9780199541386 0199541388 (DLC) 2008003898 |
| ISBN |
019170122X (electronic book) |
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9780191701221 (electronic book) |
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9780191562044 (electronic book) |
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0191562041 (electronic book) |
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9780199541386 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0199541388 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780199541393 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0199541396 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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