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Power & Choice, 8/e
W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota---Minneapolis
Law and the Courts

Chapter Outline


I. Definitions
  1. law
  2. legal systems

II. Anglo-Saxon case law

III. Continental European code law

IV. Religious law: the Sharia
  1. Box: Emile Durkheim's Theory of Law

V. The blending of case law and code law

VI. Courts

VII. Conclusion
  1. Example: The Law in China
  2. Example: The European Court of Justice








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