Parislawtype
Parislawtype is a term in comparative law describing a juridical and doctrinal approach characteristic of the Parisian legalsphere within the civil law tradition. It denotes a coherent typology in which statutory codes are complemented by a robust body of doctrinal literature and a jurisprudential practice that emphasizes written interpretation and administrative law practices rooted in central state authority.
Coined in modern scholarship, the term is used to analyze how Parisian institutions shape lawmaking, judicial
Key features include a heavy reliance on codified statutes, active doctrinal debate that guides interpretation, a
Scholars use Parislawtype to assess the uniformity of French law across regions, its influence on European
See also: French law, civil law, comparative law, jurisprudence, doctrine, administrative law.