title: The Civil Law Tradition, 3rd Edition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America
author:  John Henry Merryman 
description: "The most readable and succinct account of the origins, the development, and the philosophy of the civil law. . . . Written for those unfamiliar with the study of comparative law and legal systems, the book distinguishes the civil law tradition from that of the common law tradition of the English speaking countries. . ." (<i>Houston Law Review</i>)<br /><br />* * * PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITION * * *"This little book is not only readable-a feat in itself-but also insightful and provocative in its treatment of the folklore and practice of the civil law. . . . A lively introduction to civil law thinking with its historical, political, and social dimensions." (<i>The American Journal of Comparative Law</i>)
zlib_text: JUS
  COLECCIÓN      PRIVADO
  PRIVADO   19
  The Modernization 
  of Civil Law Institutions:
  Civil Liability, Property and Contract
  Olenka Woolcott Oyague • Diego Fernando Monje Mayorca 
  • Ramón Antonio Peláez Hernández • Giovanni Comandé 
  • Rómulo Morales Hervias
  
  COLECCI
  JUS
  COLECCIÓN      PRIVADO
  19
  THE MODERNIZATION OF 
  CIVIL LAW INSTITUTIONS: 
  CIVIL LIABILITY, 
  PROPERTY AND 
  CONTRACT
  TITLES OF THE JUS PRIVADO SERIES IN 
  SPANISH:
  -  La teoría de títulos valores
  -  La reducción de la indemnización por razones 
  de equidad
  -  Derecho al cuidado: un estudio comparado del 
  modelo español y europeo
  -  Consumo, propiedad intelectual y competencia: 
  tensiones con el derecho comercial
  -  Estudios colombo-alemanes sobre la autonomía 
  negocial. Orígenes, historia, evolución y 
  perspectivas de los institutos
  - Derecho privado en contexto: praxis, historia 
  y constitucionalización
  - El aseguramiento de la responsabilidad civil 
  médica
  - El problema de las transfusiones de sangre 
  y la transmisión del 