Law, Jurisprudence

Form and Function in a Legal System: A General Study

Name: Form and Function in a Legal System: A General Study
Author: Robert S. Summers
ISBN: 9780521857659

by Robert S. Summers

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Synopsis

This book provides a systematic analysis of the concept of form in legal systems.

About the Author, Robert S. Summers

Robert S. Summers is the William G. McRoberts Research Professor in the Administration of Law at Cornell Law School. He has won international acclaim for his work in contracts and commercial law and authored and coauthored multiple works on contracts, commercial law, jurisprudence and legal theory. His treatise on the Uniform Commercial Code, coauthored with James White, is the most widely cited on the subject. Professor Summers has served as official advisor both to the Drafting Commission for Russian Civil Code and to the Drafting Commission for Egyptian Civil Code. He lectures annually on jurisprudence and legal theory in Britain, Scandinavia, and Europe.