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Custom as a Source of Law.

This volume examines the role of custom in law, offering a fresh perspective on custom's enduring place in both domestic and international law.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bederman, David J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Part One: Customary Law in Perspective; 1 Anthropology: Custom in Preliterate Societies; 2 Culture: The Western Legal Tradition of Positivism; 3 History: The Common Law and Custom; 4 Economics, Sociobiology, and Psychology: The Human Impulse of Custom; Part Two: Custom in Domestic Legal Systems; 5 Family Law; 6 Property; 7 Contracts; 8 Torts; 9 Constitutional Law; Part Three: Custom in International Law; 10 Private International Law: International Commercial Usage.
  • 11 Public International Law: Custom Among NationsConclusion: How and Why Custom Endures; False Constraints on Custom; The Elements of Custom; Custom's True Limits; Custom's Deep Jurisprudential Foundations; Notes; Preface; 1. Anthropology; 2. Culture; 3. History; 4. Economics, Sociobiology, and Psychology; 5. Family Law; 6. Property; 7. Contracts; 8. Torts; 9. Constitutional Law; 10. Private International Law; 11. Public International Law; Conclusion; Index.