Just looking at the keywords of some recently published law review articles gives you the impression that comparative law is nearly everywhere. Even US courts in their decisions are now increasingly referring to the state of law abroad. Foreign law has even found its place in the current confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Sonia [...]
February 19, 2009 – 06:38 pm
The third post in a series on comparative law methodology discusses the quantitative approach to comparative law.
February 13, 2009 – 06:31 pm
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.
February 6, 2009 – 03:25 pm
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 [...]
January 29, 2009 – 08:39 pm
Second post in a sequence on comparative law methodology. It discusses the combination of two interesting legal fields: Comparative Law and Law and Economics.
