Legal Systems Of The World: A Political, Social, And Cultural Encyclopedia

Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia

Review"This hefty set contains a wealth of information about legal concepts, procedures, and developments throughout the world . . . is a valuable compilation of information on a subject that affects us all. Recommended for legal, academic, and large public libraries." - Booklist"[This] impressive encyclopedia of international jurisprudence is truly global in scope and coverage . . . This book is syntactically and stylistically appealing to a broad range of readers . . . recommended for public and academic libraries." - Library Journal"Suitable for university, legal, and larger public libraries, Legal Systems of the World is a four-volume, basic encyclopedia that offers an up-to-date snapshot of the world's legal systems . . . presents an affordable, more readable hybrid for the general researcher." - Reference & User Services Quarterly"The scope of this work is very broad . . . no other encyclopedia covers legal systems for the globe." - American Reference Books Annual"[A]n up-to-date snapshot of the world's legal systems . . . The result is an impressive reference work that supplies concise information on national, subnational, general, and alternative legal systems operating today. Legal Systems presents an affordable, more readable hybrid for the general researcher. " - Reference & User Services QuarterlyLegal Systems of the World is the only comprehensive reference work that covers the legal systems of every nation on earth, every state in the Union, and every province of Canada.Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia is the only comprehensive reference work geared to the ordinary reader and legal scholar alike that answers these critical questions. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this exhaustive four-volume set, with nearly 400 entries, explores the structure, operation, and history of legal and judicial systems in every country on earth, every state in the Union, and every province of Canada.That alone would make it a must-have for every library. But there's more. The international team of legal scholars assembled by Editor Herbert M. Kritzer, professor of political science and law at the University of Wisconsin, also analyzes transnational judicial bodies such as the World Court and the European Court of Human Rights, examines alternative legal systems from Roman to Islamic law, and explains universal legal institutions and concepts, from law schools to constitutional review.400 A-Z entries on places from Scotland to Suriname, concepts and terms like legal realism and retribution, and key documents such as the Writ of CertiorariEntries by an international team of over 350 contributorsHighly readable maps of every country in the world, from Afghanistan to ZimbabweNearly 275 diagrams illustrating the legal structure of various states and countriesA glossary of hundreds of key terms like "adversarialism" and "sharia"From Library JournalThis impressive encyclopedia of international jurisprudence is truly global in scope and coverage. Kritzer (political science and law, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison) has assembled a notable team of scholars and experts from around the world who have contributed nearly 400 separate entries to the four-volume set. Every country on earth, every state in the United States, and every province in Canada is covered, as are legal principles and concepts that have historically been observed as common to all. International judicial bodies and political organizations that are quasilegal in nature also appear. Each country segment follows a specific pattern and is therefore useful for comparative study. Such a typical entry includes general information about the country, its history, and an explanation of its political structure, followed by a detailed anatomy of its judicial system and underlying legal concepts. How a country's courts are organized, how its judges are appointed and approved, and the manner in which the judic