Civil Law Tradition An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Western Europe and Latin America

Designed for the general reader, this is a concise history and analysis of the civil law tradition, which is dominant in most of Western Europe, all of Latin America, and many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The second edition describes changes in civil law procedures sine the book was first published in 1969, and includes a new chapter on the future of civil law tradition.Merryman, John H. is the author of 'Civil Law Tradition An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Western Europe and Latin America', published 1985 under ISBN 9780804712484 and ISBN 0804712484.