Table of Contents:
Part 1. Abbreviations
Table of Cases
A. General Considerations
1: The Concept of Comparative Law
2: The Functions and Aims of Comparative Law
3: The Method of Comparative Law
4: The History of Comparative Law
B. The Legal Families of The World
5: The Style of Legal Families
Chapter 1. The Romanistic Legal Family
6: The History of French Law
7: The Spirit and Essential Features of the Code Civil
8: The Reception of the Code Civil
9: Courts and Lawyers in France and Italy
Chapter 2. The Germanic Legal Family
10: The History of German Law
11: The German Civil Code
12: The General Civil Code of Austria
13: The Swiss Civil Code
Chapter 3. The Anglo-American Legal Family
14: The Development of the English Common Law
15: Courts and Lawyers in England
16: The Spread of the Common Law Throughout the World
17: The Law of the United States of America
18: Law-Finding and Procedure in Common Law and Civil Law
Chapter 4. The Nordic Legal family
19: Scandinavian Law, Past and Present
Chapter 5. Law in the Far East
20: Chinese Law
21: Japanese Law
Chapter 6. Religious Legal System
22: Islamic Law
23: Hindu Law
Part 2.
A. Contract
Chapter 1. The Formation of Contracts
24: Juristic Act, Contract, and General Conditions of Business
25: Contractual Capacity
26: Offer and Acceptance
27: Illegality and Immorality
28: Indicia of Seriousness
29: The Construction of Contracts
30: Mistake, Deceit, and Duress
31: Representation
32: Assignment
33: Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties
Chapter 2. The Performance of Contracts
34: Claims to Performance and Their Enforcement
35: Breach of Contract
36: The Effect of Supervening Events
B. Unjustified Enrichment
37: Unjustified Enrichment in General
38: Unjustified Enrichment Specific Topics
C. TORT
39: Tort in General
40: Liability for others
41: Strict Liability
42: Invasions of the Right of Personality