Explains National laws in the context of major legal traditions, those of chthonic law, talmudic law, civil law, islamic law, common law, hindu law and Asian law. This book offers a major means of conceptualizing law and legal relations across the world. It is intended for law students, lawyers, his[...]

Legal Traditions of the World places national laws in the broader context of major legal traditions, those of chthonic (or indigenous) law, talmudic law, civil law, islamic law, common law, hindu law and confucian law. Each tradition is examined in terms of its institutions and substantive law, its [...]