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11 - Civil Law

from Part II - Legal Families and Geographical Comparisons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2024

Mathias Siems
Affiliation:
European University Institute, Florence
Po Jen Yap
Affiliation:
The University of Hong Kong
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This chapter develops along three lines. First, following a historical approach, it describes the birth and development of the civil law tradition – from the rediscovery of Roman law in the High Middle Ages to the enactment of the German Civil Code. The second part presents two cases where the civil law model has been transplanted outside of Europe: Latin America and Japan. The final part offers a critical outlook on what the civil law tradition means today.

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Print publication year: 2024

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  • Civil Law
  • Edited by Mathias Siems, European University Institute, Florence, Po Jen Yap, The University of Hong Kong
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Comparative Law
  • Online publication: 26 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108914741.014
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  • Civil Law
  • Edited by Mathias Siems, European University Institute, Florence, Po Jen Yap, The University of Hong Kong
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Comparative Law
  • Online publication: 26 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108914741.014
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  • Civil Law
  • Edited by Mathias Siems, European University Institute, Florence, Po Jen Yap, The University of Hong Kong
  • Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Comparative Law
  • Online publication: 26 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108914741.014
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