do not necessarily have legal or judicial training; former French Presidents who retired from politics are eligible to join the Constitutional Council if they wish. See also Legal systems of the world 1825 Anti-Sacrilege Act Jules Ferry laws Lois scélérates La regle de non-cumul, which regulates action under contract law versus tort law References Notes Sources Further reading in English Bell, John. Principles of French law. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. , . Bermann, George A. & Étienne Picard, eds. Introduction to French Law. Wolters Kluwer, 2008. Cairns, Walter. Introduction to French law. London: Cavendish, 1995. . Dadomo, Christian. The French legal system, 2nd edn. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1996. . David, René. French Law: Its Structure, Sources and Methodology. Trans. Michael Kindred. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University, 1972. David, René. Major legal systems in the world today: an introduction to the comparative study of law, 3rd edn. London: Stevens, 1985. , ; Birmingham, AL: Gryphon Editions, 1988. . Elliott, Catherine. French legal system. Harlow, England: Longman, 2000. . Reynolds, Thomas. Foreign law: current sources of codes and basic legislation in jurisdictions of the world. Littleton, Colo.: F.B. Rothman, 1989- . v. (loose-leaf); 24 cm.; Series: AALL publications series 33; Contents v. 1. The Western hemisphere—v. 2. Western and Eastern Europe—v. 3. Africa, Asia and Australia. ; http://www.foreignlawguide.com/ For both an overview and pointers toward further study, see the excellent introduction to the "France" section West, Andrew. The French legal system, 2nd edn. London: Butterworths, 1998. . in French Aubert, Jean-Luc. Introduction au droit (Presses Universitaires de France, 2002) , 127 pages (many editions) One of the 'Que sais-je?' series of "pocketbook" volumes, which provide readable short summaries Bart, Jean. Histoire du droit (Paris: Dalloz, c1999) . Brissaud, Jean. A history of French public law (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1915) Series: The Continental legal history series v. 9; Note: A translation of pt. II (omitting the first two sections of the introduction) of the author's Manuel d'histoire du droit français. French legal history appears throughout most of the above. Brissaud, Jean. A history of French private law (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1912) Series: The Continental legal history series v. 3. Note: Translation of pt. III (with the addition of one chapter from pt. II) of the author's Manuel d'histoire du droit français. Brissaud, Jean, 1854-1904. Manuel d'histoire du droit français (Paris: Albert Fontemoing, 1908). the