Julio César Cueto Rúa – COMMON LAW Buenos Aires: Abeledo-Perrot, 1997.

Julio César Cueto Rúa – COMMON LAW
Buenos Aires: Abeledo-Perrot, 1997.

A comprehensive study devoted to the Common Law legal tradition, one of the principal legal systems of the Western world and the foundation of the Anglo-American legal tradition. Cueto Rúa examines the historical development, fundamental characteristics and distinctive methods of the Common Law, emphasizing the differences between Anglo-American law and the civil-law systems derived from the Roman-Germanic tradition.

Particular attention is given to the role of judicial decisions, case law and precedent in the creation and development of legal rules. The work provides an approach to the distinctive relationship between courts, judicial reasoning and the progressive development of law through the resolution of individual cases.

The book is also valuable from the perspective of comparative law, offering useful elements for understanding the structural and methodological differences between Common Law and continental legal systems. It is of particular interest to scholars studying judicial interpretation, precedent, legal institutions and the development of Anglo-American jurisprudence.

An important reference work for lawyers, judges, academics, researchers and students of comparative law and legal theory, as well as for specialized legal libraries and collectors of twentieth-century legal literature.

Bibliographic catalog:
Cueto Rúa, Julio César. Common Law. Buenos Aires: Abeledo-Perrot, 1997. Comparative Law. Common Law. Anglo-American Law. Case Law. Judicial Precedent. Legal Systems.