The Nature of a foreign law problem: Introduction: the comparative method-its purpose and promise -- Foreign law in our courts: pleading and proof of foreign law -- Common law and civil law-comparison of methods and sources: Common law and civil law jurisdictions distinguished -- Procedure in civil law countries -- Substantive law -- A topical approach to the civil law: some illustrative subects -- Corporations -- Conflict of laws -- Ceveat: the special hazards of comparative law

1. Comparative law -- Cases