The Civil Law Tradition¶
Merryman, J. H. (1985). The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Western Europe and Latin America. Stanford University Press.
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- Precedent (Stare Decisis)
- Pure codification without precedent can under-specify; pure precedent without codification can become unwieldy, a comparative contrast Merryman (1985) develops in his canonical treatment of the civil-law tradition.
This sourceCanonical comparative-law treatment: contrasts code-based civil-law systems with case-based common-law systems and analyzes their characteristic strengths and weaknesses.
- Pure codification without precedent can under-specify; pure precedent without codification can become unwieldy, a comparative contrast Merryman (1985) develops in his canonical treatment of the civil-law tradition.
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