TY - BOOK AU - Merryman,John Henry AU - Pérez Perdomo,Rogelio TI - The civil law tradition: an introduction to the legal systems of Europe and Latin America SN - 9780804755689 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - K 585 .M467 2007 U1 - 340.5/6 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Stanford, Calif PB - Stanford University Press KW - Civil law systems KW - Local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-166) and index; Two legal traditions -- Roman civil law, canon law, and commercial law -- The revolution -- The sources of law -- Codes and codification -- Judges -- The interpretation of statutes -- Certainty and equity -- Scholars -- Legal science -- The general part -- The legal process -- The division of jurisdiction -- Legal categories -- The legal professions -- Civil procedure -- Criminal procedure -- Constitutional review -- Perspectives -- The future of the civil law tradition ER -