An introduction to legal systems and traditions other than our own, and to the uses of comparison in the analysis and solution of legal problems, with emphasis on the legal systems of France and Germany.

Coursebook: Merryman, Clark and Haley, THE CIVIL LAW TRADITION: Europe, Latin America and East Asia (Michie 1994).
 

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Outlines of issues for discussion	Return to Prof. Fisch's homepage