TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bell,John
AU  - Boyron,Sophie
AU  - Whittaker,Simon
ED  - UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online).
TI  - Principles of French law
SN  - 019170122X
AV  - KJV233 .B45 2008
U1  - 349.44 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Law
KW  - France
KW  - Justice, Administration of
KW  - Justice
KW  - Administration
KW  - LAW
KW  - Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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; 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; 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; 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; 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; (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
N2  - 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
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