Foster, Nigel G.

German legal system and laws / Nigel Foster, Satish Sule. - 4th ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010. - lxix, 650 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

German legal history and legal development -- Sources of German law -- Legal institutions -- Legal education and legal personnel -- The operation of justice -- Public law I : constitutional law : principles and institutions -- Public law II : basic rights and the federal constitutional court -- Public law III : administrative law -- Public law IV : criminal law -- Private law I : the German civil code -- Private law II : business and labour law.

This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to provide a comprehensive introduction to the German legal system and covers institutional, public, and private law. Included are extracts from the Grundgesetz and a glossary of German legal terms.--Preface.

9780199233434 (pbk.) GBP34.19


Law -- Germany.
Criminal law -- Germany.
Courts -- Germany.