THE BOOK PROVIDES AN ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS, SPIRIT, AND PHILOSOPHY WHICH LIE BEHIND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOUR PRINCIPAL SERIES OF LEGAL SYSTEMS: THE COMMON LAW, THE CIVIL LAW, THE SYSTEM MADE UP OF SOCIALIST LAWS, AND THOSE WHICH MAY BE CALLED RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS. THIS VOLUME DEFINES, OUTLINES, AND COMPARES THE LAWS OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE SOVIET UNION, THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, AND INDIA AS WELL AS MUSLIM, FAR EASTERN, AND AFRICAN LAW. THE COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION OUTLINES AND EXPLAINS THE DIVERGENT CONCEPTS PERTAINING TO THE NATURE AND USEFULNESS OF COMPARATIVE LAW FROM AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, REFERENCES, AND A LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS COMPLETE THIS VOLUME. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)