Subjects:

European Jurisdictions, Belgium

Contents:

Biographical notes.

The Belgian Legal Tradition: Does it Exist? D. Hierbaut.

Basic Features of the Legal System

M. van Hoecke, M. Elst.

Constitutional Law

F. Delperee.

Administrative Law

R. Anderson.

The Judicial System and Procedure

J. Laenens, G. Van Mellaert.

Successions, Donations Inter Vivos and Wills

C. De Wulf.

Family Law

P. Senaeve.

Property Law

H. Casman.

Contracts

W. De Bondt.

Tort Law

H. Bocken.

Commercial Law and Business Transactions

E. Wymeersch.

Corporations and Partnerships

K. Geens.

This introduction provides an authoritative description of the major elements of the Belgian legal system: it identifies the basic legal sources, institutions and concepts, it offers a systematic and critical description of the principal branches of the law and it provides the necessary historical background. Each of the 16 chapters is concluded with a selected bibliography.

The book is written for a diversified, primarily non-Belgian readership including practising lawyers, business people, government officials, researchers, and students interested in a reliable overview of Belgian law and institution.