What Is Private Law?
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594607907 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In translation, this book thus provides any reader with the perspective of the Italian student of law on the ideas that have shaped legal practice in Italy and on the continent of Europe. Its unique value lies in the fact that it is not a gloss, not secondary literature, not an interpretation and not a summary it is a direct, primary source made available to readers in the English language for the first time.. The Italian original of this book, Che cos è il diritto privato?, is widely recognized as an influential treatise on the basic methods of legal science, introduces the student to the main institutions and theories of Italian and European Private law, as well as to the basic ideas and principles related to the concept, function and purpose of Italian and European Private law
. Guido Alpa is Professor of Civil Law at the University of Rome. Antonio Lordi is an adjunct professor at Duquesne Law School and an international counsel for Ansaldo STS
"Where were the editors? Well-intentioned but unsuccessful translation" according to A. J. Sutter. The odds are against a translation working well when the translator works alone and is native only in the origin language, rather than the target -- as here, where the translator is native in Italian, but not in English. Unfortunately, this book doesn't beat those odds. The original (which I have not yet seen) probably is to blame for some issues, as well. Here are a few random examples:(a)
. About the Author Antonio Lordi is an adjunct professor at Duquesne Law School and an international counsel for Ansaldo STS. Guido Alpa is Professor of Civil Law at the University of Rome