Table of Contents

Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; Part I. Introduction and Comparative Overview: Introduction to the mixed jurisdictions Vernon Valentine Palmer; 1. A descriptive and comparative overview; Interim conclusions; Part II. The Comparative Evidence: 2. The Republic of South Africa: Report 1 Paul Farlam, Reinhard Zimmerman; Report 2 C. G. van der Merwe, J. E. du Plessis, M. J. De Waal; 3. Scotland: Report 1 Elspeth Reid; Report 2 Robert Leslie; 4. Louisiana Vernon Valentine Palmer and Matthew Sheynes; 5. Quebec: Report 1 John C. Brierley; Report 2 Jean-Louis Baudouin; 6. Puerto Rico Ennio Colón and associates; 7. The Philippines Pacifico Agabin; 8. Israel Stephen Goldstein; Appendices; Index.

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This book analyses seven major systems of mixed jurisdictions through the methods of comparative law.

About the Author

Vernon Valentine Palmer is Thomas Pickles Professor of Law at the Tulane University School of Law.

Reviews

"There is much to recommend this book, particularly to scholars interested in law and the transmission of legal precedent from one country to another. It provides considerable specific and useful information in a systematically organized way." International Politics