{"product_id":"introduction-to-belgian-law-kruithof-m-de-bondt-walter-9789041167040","title":"Introduction to Belgian Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis introduction, now in its second completely revised and upgraded edition, is the ideal overview of Belgian law for foreign lawyers. It identifies the basic legal sources, institutions and concepts of Belgian law. It offers an up to date, state of the art systematic and critical rendition of the principal branches of the law as practised, and it provides the necessary historical background and theoretical framing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book consists of sixteen chapters, covering all major fields of Belgian law including constitutional and administrative law, procedural law, criminal law, family law and trusts and estates, property, contracts and torts, commercial transactions and company law, labour and social security law, tax law and conflicts of laws, and offering in depth studies of the general features of the Belgian legal system and legal culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery contribution is written by a generally recognized expert in this particular field of law. The authors cover the legislation at the different levels, guiding the reader through the multi-layered governance in the complicated federal structure of Belgium within the European Union, and pay ample attention to the reality of legal practice in court cases. Each chapter concludes with a very useful bibliography of works in both official languages (French and Dutch). Where available, basic works in English are listed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is written for a diversified, primarily non-Belgian readership including practising lawyers, business people, government officials, academic researchers and students interested in a reliable overview of Belgian law and institutions as a starting point for their research or inquiries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarc Kruithof is a law professor at Ghent University. He holds a PhD in Law, as well as Licentiates in Law and in Economics, from Ghent University, and a Master of Laws from Yale Law School.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalter De Bondt is an emeritus professor at Ghent University and at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). He holds a PhD in Law as well as a Licentiate in Law from Ghent University, and a Master of Laws from UC Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kruithof M. de Bondt Walter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9041167048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789041167040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kluwer Law International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.30w x 1.20d","brand":"Kruithof M. de Bondt Walter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126083776767,"sku":"9789041167040","price":177.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37eaed2b-e2b1-4084-b945-73bc9709172a.jpg?v=1687446194","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/introduction-to-belgian-law-kruithof-m-de-bondt-walter-9789041167040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}