Explains the sources of French law, the structure of the courts and professions, and the characteristics of the legal process. This book: covers the areas taught at the beginning of courses on French law; includes chapters on academic and professional law studies in France; and features illustrations on how to structure essays and exercises.

Introduces the key features of French administrative law and institutions to English-speaking readers.

Offering students and lawyers an introduction to the French law and legal system, this text gives an explanation of the French institutions, concepts, and techniques, providing a clear sense of the questions which French lawyers see as important.

This book provides an ideal introduction to the French legal system and its internal workings, replete with the latest case law and developments.

This work combines a theoretical approach to legal translation with a practical exposition of how the relevant principles may be applied to the French legal system. The author also includes a discussion of what is meant by "legal language" and available techniques for translating legal terms.

This book provides a readable and well-balanced overview of the French legal system for students. academics and practitioners alike. It covers the procedural side as well as the substantive aspects of French law. The contents include the new French Criminal Code; the recent changes made in the organisation of the courts and to the legal professions; a comprehensive overview of the various forms of French business organisation; and the nature of the French constitution against the background of widespread public pressure for the reform of some of its institutions. As well as explaining all the legal concepts and rules encountered in terms which can be understood by those who have studied English law. the book also includes a glossary of legal terms which will benefit the legal translator.

Comparing constitutions allows us to consider the similarities and differences in forms of government as well as the normative philosophies behind constitutional choices. The objective behind this Companion is to present the reader with a succinct yet wide-ranging companion to a modern comparative constitutional law course.

Previous edition, 1st, published in 2003.

This important new textbook compares civil and common law systems using the French legal system as its basis. Focusing on the four main branches of French Law: civil, criminal, administrative and constitutional law, the book examines the way that the judiciary, lawyers and academics operate within them.