Original sources illustrate and compare the principal doctrines of private law in the United States, England, France, Germany and China.

This collection of readings places side by side the principal doctrines of contracts, torts, unjust enrichment, and property in the cases of the United States,

The most up-to-date and contextualised offering for comparative law students and scholars, referencing the newest research in the field.

Since the publication of its first edition, this textbook has become the definitive student introduction to the subject. As with earlier editions, the seventh e