British Association of Comparative Law

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The function of the British Association of Comparative law (formerly the UK National Committee for Comparative Law) is to coordinate and encourage comparative legal research and teaching throughout the UK. Its membership is drawn from many of the UK’s Law Schools. Recent Seminars NewslettersContinue reading “Welcome”

Comparative constitutional law…

Constitutional Legacies and Emancipation in a Comparative Perspective, 27 June 2023

24 May 20237 Jun 2023

You are invited to join the British Association of Comparative Law annual seminar when our three speakers will discuss aspects of the constitutional legacies and legal emancipation in the Commonwealth…

Discussion of the book “Contemporary French administrative law” J. Bell/ F. Lichère, 2022, Cambridge University Press”, by A Jacquemet-Gauché

2 Jun 202326 May 2023

This is the fourth piece in a series of comments offered on John Bell's and François Lichère's book French Contemporary Administrative Law (CUP 2022 - available in open access by…

Events and News

Publishing in Comparative Law: Q&A with the ICLQ

30 May 202330 May 2023

The British Association of Comparative Law organised a Q&A session on "Publishing in Comparative Law: Q&A with the ICLQ" on 19 May 2023, chaired by Dr Sophie Turenne (Cambridge University).…

Comparative criminal law…

Rafał Lemkin (1900-1959): A Life-Long Story of Engagement in the Development of Human Rights Law, by A. Krzywoń

26 May 202326 May 2023

Introduction: The Life and Legacy of Rafał Lemkin “Genocide is as old as humanity”. This statement by Jean-Paul Sartre highlights the sad reality that destroying entire groups of people has…

Basil Markesinis…

Basil Markesinis: An Appreciation, by John Bell

23 May 202321 May 2023

Professor Sir Basil Markesinis QC, FBA, Doctor honoris causa (mult.) died on 23 April 2023 at the age of 78. Markesinis was a distinguished comparative lawyer whose career spanned forty…

Primacy vs Supremacy: Comments on John Bell and François Lichère, Contemporary French Administrative Law (CUP 2022), by P. Lindseth

18 May 202324 May 2023

This is the third piece in a series of comments offered on John Bell's and François Lichère's book French Contemporary Administrative Law (CUP 2022 - available in open access by…

Basil Markesinis

Basil Markesinis KC FBA (1944-2023): A tribute by Professor Roy Goode

17 May 202317 May 2023

With the death of Sir Basil (Vassili) Markesinis, who sadly passed away at his home on 23 April aged 78 after a long illness, we have lost not only an…

Comparison in Europe…

Foreign Footprints in the Administrative Law of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, by Vuk Cucić

12 May 202324 May 2023

In the Interwar period, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a country erased from the map, perhaps now even forgotten, a country comprising several jurisdictions fraught with ethnic tensions and centrifugal forces…

National and European Dimensions of French Administrative Law, by G della Cananea

5 May 202324 May 2023

This is the second piece in a series of comments offered on John Bell's and François Lichère's book French Contemporary Administrative Law (CUP 2022 - available in open access by…

Does climate change integration matter in subnational policies? Challenges and solutions in Italian and Austrian cases, by Federica Cittadino, Louisa Parks, Peter Bußjäger, and Francesca Rosignoli

2 May 20233 May 2023

Climate change governance is traditionally thought of and studied mainly as a matter for international cooperation. Central as they are for the advancement of climate-related commitments, international pledges need to…

📢📢 ANNUAL SEMINAR 📢📢   Constitutional Legacies and Emancipation in a Comparative Perspective  27 June 2023  Programme available by clicking  here .