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Approaches To Statutory Interpretation And Legislative History In France, Claire M. Germain
Approaches To Statutory Interpretation And Legislative History In France, Claire M. Germain
UF Law Faculty Publications
In France, Justice Jackson's question about where to look for the meaning of a statute would be phrased in broader terms and would not be limited to the question of whether to look only at the words of a statute or also at the legislative intent. French law starts from the premise that statutes and codes are the foundations of the legal system in the same way that cases are the foundation of the common-law system. Because of the primacy of written law in France, statutory interpretation lies at the heart of French law. Statutory interpretation is very flexible, and …
Current Research Sources In French Law, Claire M. Germain
Current Research Sources In French Law, Claire M. Germain
UF Law Faculty Publications
This article is intended to be a practical guide to current bibliographies and other research sources dealing with French law. It is addressed to both the legal scholar and the law librarian. Some of the sources are acquisition or selection tools; others are guides to the literature.
This guide includes primarily English and French language publications, but a few works in German are noted as well. Recent sources in particular are included so that the bibliography may serve to update some of the excellent French legal research guides already available.
General sources are given first, and then specific sources. Part …