Monthly Archives: February 2009

Comparative Methodology 101: Quantitative Comparative Law

The third post in a series on comparative law methodology discusses the quantitative approach to comparative law.

Caught Between Two Systems – Mixed Jurisdictions

You may have already heard of so-called mixed jurisdictions. Yet, what does this term really mean? And what countries fall into that category? This post will give you a quick overview.

International Divorce and the Importance of Comparative Law

The current issue of The Economist contains an article on the variety of divorce laws worldwide and the implications for divorcing multi-national couples.  For the online version of the article, click here. Following is a short excerpt of the article:

How to Tackle a Comparative Law Problem

You are faced with a comparative research task. The sheer amount of material to cover makes you feel dizzy. You need a plan, but you do not know where to start… Here is some help. Professor Örücü has written an article [see the end of this post for the complete reference] outlining an extremely useful step-by-step [...]

How to Visualize Foreign Law in Class

This post discusses the use of movies to visualize how the law of a foreign country works.