Contents
French Legal System. An Overview
According to “Principles of French Law”(see below), in France “the approach to case law and doctrinal legal writing is different in administrative and constitutional law to that in civil and criminal law.”
The French Legal System
- French Sources of Law
- French Court Institutions
- French Judicial Personnel
The law making process
- French Legislation
- French Codification
- French Statutory interpretations
- French Case law
The Legal Procedure
- Civil procedure
- Criminal procedure
Public Law:
- French Constitutional Law,
- French Administrative law , and
- French Criminal Law
Private Law:
- French Family Law,
- French Property Law,
- The Law of Obligations in France, and
- French Commercial law
Hibrid Law
: Employment Law
See Also
Further Reading
“Principles of French Law”, John Bell, Sophie Boyron, and Simon Whittaker, Oxford, 2008
“French Law, A Comparative Approach”, Eva Steiner, 2010
Conclusion
Notes
References and Further Reading
About the Author/s and Reviewer/s
Author: international
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Administrative law, Codification, Commercial law, French Law Court Reports, French Legal Abbreviations, Law Classification, List of French Reports.
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