1st Edition

Law in a World of Multiple Legal Orders A Global Introduction to Law

By Jean-Yves Gontier Copyright 2027
560 Pages
by Routledge

560 Pages
by Routledge

Law in a World of Multiple Legal Orders is an accessible introduction to law for students and general readers worldwide. It offers a foundational understanding of what law is and how it operates, while acknowledging that contemporary law is unavoidably cross-border. Starting with the basic idea of law and its relationship with justice, the book introduces the main legal traditions, courts,... Read more

Introduction. Part One: Law, Its Forms, and Its Families. Chapter 1 What is Law? What Forms Does Law Take? Chapter 2 The Historical Development of Law and Justice. Chapter 3 The Civil Law Tradition. Chapter 4 The Common Law Tradition. Part Two: Courts, Constitutions, and Legal Borrowing. Chapter 5 Constitutionalism and Judicial Review. Chapter 6 Civil Procedure: The Judiciary and the Unfolding of Civil Litigation. Chapter 7 When and Why Do Courts Apply the Law of Other Countries? Chapter 8 The Transplant Debate. Part Three: International Law in Its Many Aspects. Chapter 9 What is International Law and How is it Made? Chapter 10 The Interface of National and International Law. Chapter 11 Supranationalism: The European Union. Chapter 12 International Arbitration: Privatized Justice.

 

Biography

Jean-Yves Gontier is a French-Canadian lawyer at the Paris Bar and a legal scholar with extensive experience in transnational practice and legal education. He holds a PhD in law and has taught law at Sciences Po Paris, where he served as Academic Coordinator and Head of Law at the Undergraduate College and oversaw Dual BA programs with leading French and U.S. universities.