• PART I
• Abbreviations
• Table of Cases
• A. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
• 1: The Concept of Comparative Law
• 2: The Functions and Aims of Comparative Law
• 3: The Method of Comparative Law
• 4: The History of Comparative Law
• B. THE LEGAL FAMILIES OF THE WORLD
• 5: The Style of Legal Families
• I. THE ROMANISTIC LEGAL FAMILY
• 6: The History of French Law
• 7: The Spirit and Essential Features of the Code Civil
• 8: The Reception of the Code Civil
• 9: Courts and Lawyers in France and Italy
• BII. THE GERMANIC LEGAL FAMILY
• 10: The History of German Law
• 11: The German Civil Code
• 12: The General Civil Code of Austria
• 13: The Swiss Civil Code
• III. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN LEGAL FAMILY
• 14: The Development of the English Common Law
• 15: Courts and Lawyers in England
• 16: The Spread of the Common Law Throughout the World
• 17: The Law of the United States of America
• 18: Law-Finding and Procedure in Common Law and Civil Law
• IV. THE NORDIC LEGAL FAMILY
• 19: Scandinavian Law, Past and Present
• V. LAW IN THE FAR EAST
• 20: Chinese Law
• 21: Japanese Law
• VI. RELIGIOUS LEGAL SYSTEMS
• 22: Islamic Law
• 23: Hindu Law
• PART II
• A. CONTRACT
• I. THE FORMATION OF CONTRACTS
• 24: Juristic Act, Contract, and General Conditions of Business
• 25: Contractual Capacity
• 26: Offer and Acceptance
• 27: Illegality and Immorality
• 28: Indicia of Seriousness
• 29: The Construction of Contracts
• 30: Mistake, Deceit, and Duress
• 31: Representation
• 32: Assignment
• 33: Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties
• II. THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS
• 34: Claims to Performance and Their Enforcement
• 35: Breach of Contract
• 36: The Effect of Supervening Events
• B. UNJUSTIFIED ENRICHMENT
• 37: Unjustified Enrichment in General
• 38: Unjustified Enrichment Specific Topics
• C. TORT
• 39: Tort in General
• 40: Liability for others
• 41: Strict Liability
• 42: Invasions of the Right of Personality