Discusses the nature of Comparative Law, its functions, aims, methods and history. This book surveys the main features of the major legal families of the world. It also provides a model of comparative law in action, comparing, contrasting and evaluating the different approaches and solutions of the major legal systems.

PART I; A. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; B. THE LEGAL FAMILIES OF THE WORLD; I. THE ROMANISTIC LEGAL FAMILY; BII. THE GERMANIC LEGAL FAMILY; III. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN LEGAL FAMILY; IV. THE NORDIC LEGAL FAMILY; V. LAW IN THE FAR EAST; VI. RELIGIOUS LEGAL SYSTEMS; PART II; A. CONTRACT; I. THE FORMATION OF CONTRACTS; II. THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS; B. UNJUSTIFIED ENRICHMENT; C. TORT

This is an excellent guide to legal systems of the world, for both students and lawyers ... because of its rich content and its ability to shrink a rather large body of information into a succinct one-volume publication.

`This is an excellent guide to legal systems of the world, for both students and lawyers ... because of its rich content and its ability to shrink a rather large body of information into a succinct one-volume publication.' American Society of International Law Newsletter The third edition of An Introduction to Comparative Law continue to enrich the perspectives of a new generation of readers./Susan Millns/International and Comparative Law Quaterly Vol.48 October 1999. `This... standard classroom text for courses in Comparative Law in both common law and civil law countries... succinctly collates a vast array of information for presentation in a seminar course... an excellent guide to legal systems of the world, for both students and lawyers concerned with key differences and similarities, both because of its rich content and its ability to shrink a rather large body of information into a succinct one-volume publication.' American Society of International Law

New edition is updated and contains much useful new material, including a chapter on Japanese law Contains overview of Comparative law as a subject, its function and methodology Outlines all the major legal systems of the world and details individual areas of law within these systems It is extremely well written, and skilfully translated from the German by Tony Weir The second edition of this volume is highly regarded world-wide and was translated into many languages including Italian, Japanese and Russian

Hein Kötz is Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Private Law in Hamburg, he is also sometime Goodhart Professor of Law at Cambridge University and occasional professor at many Universities, including Chicago and Tel Aviv. Konrad Zweigert is the Late Director of the Max-Planck Institute. Tony Weir is a Fellow of Trinity College and Reader in Law in the University of Cambridge. He has translated a large number of legal texts into English to considerable acclaim.

New edition is updated and contains much useful new material, including a chapter on Japanese law Contains overview of Comparative law as a subject, its function and methodology Outlines all the major legal systems of the world and details individual areas of law within these systems It is extremely well written, and skilfully translated from the German by Tony Weir The second edition of this volume is highly regarded world-wide and was translated into many languages including Italian, Japanese and Russian