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Introduction to French Law.
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Introduction to French Law Essay Module Code: CL 2361 Student Number: 010 383 313 Question 1A: For historical reasons, attitudes to judicial discretion and creativity in the use of legal sources are very different in France when compared with England and Wales. But this makes much less difference to the way judges actually decide cases than to the way in which judicial decisions are presented. Discuss, setting out your answers in accordance with French conventions as to the structuring of dissertations. Introduction For English law, the three major historical events that mark the development for the English legal system are the Norman Conquest in the 11th century, the initiatives of Henry II in the 13th century and the struggles between the Crown and Parliament in the 17th century. In France, the most cataclysmic event of the past was the 18th century French Revolution. The greatest legacy of the Revolution in legal terms has been the theory and...
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