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Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Fachbereich Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik Wissenschaftliche Seminararbeit Zum Proseminar "Einführung in die Großbritannien Studien - Tradition and Reform of the British Political System" Thema: "Common Law and Civil Law" Eingereicht von: ***************************** WS 2003/04 Matr.nr.: ********** Datum: 09.November 2004 Fächerkombination: ************ Gutachter: ****** 1. Introduction 2. Tradition and History 2.1. The Common Law Legal System 2.2. The Civil Law Legal System 3. Facts about the Legal Systems of Common Law and Civil Law 3.1. Fields of Law 3.2. Sources of Law 3.2.1. Equity 3.2.2. Custom 3.2.3. Legislation 3.2.4. Case Law 3.2.5. European Law 3.3. General Concepts 3.3.1. The Doctrine of Precedent 3.3.2. Jurisprudence over Doctrine 3.4. The Courts 3.5. The Legal Profession 3.5.1. Solicitors 3.5.2. Barristers 3.5.3. Judges and Other Assistants of the Courts 4. Critical Comment 4.1. Administrational Matters 4.2. And Montesquieu...? 5. Summary 1. Introduction What is law? Law is "[M]ore than just legal rules but a social institution of fundamental importance" (Koh, 2003:6). Law is a set of rules integral to the creation and maintenance of social order, a command issued from a sovereign power to an inferior and enforced...

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