comparative legal history… The Yugoslav Law on Obligations of 1978 and the Legacy of Professor Mihailo Konstantinović (1897–1982): The Influence of the Interwar Period on Post-WWII Legal Transfers, by Ivan Tot 8 Mar 202420 Jan 2024 Introduction The former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY, 1963–1992; previously known as the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia, FPRY, 1945–1963) was a one-party communist state established after World War…
History… The Turkish Civil Code and Code of Obligations of 1926 and the Charm of Swiss Civil Law, by Michał Tutaj 23 Feb 202422 Feb 2024 Introduction The emergence of the modern Republic of Turkey (or Türkiye as some Turks prefer) is a compelling chapter in the rapid transformation of formal legal structures. In the mid-1920s,…
Book Review… “Research Handbook on Shareholders’ Inspection Rights”, reviewed by Marios Koutsias 16 Feb 202415 Feb 2024 The Research Handbook on Shareholders’ Inspection Rights is an edited collection which aims at providing the reader with an analysis of shareholders’ inspection rights across multiple jurisdictions and legal orders.…
comparative legal history… Lyuben Dikov, Filippo Vassalli, and Karl Llewellyn: Three Scholars Who May Hold a Key to Understanding Some Peculiar Similarities between Bulgarian, Italian, and US Law, by Radosveta Vassileva 9 Feb 20249 Feb 2024 Introduction While researching the evolution of the principle of change of circumstances for my PhD thesis, I was intrigued by a peculiar coincidence – Bulgaria, Italy, and the United States…
Comparative constitutional law… ‘Federally Trapped’? Comparing and Contrasting Local Government in Multi-Layered Systems, by Matteo Nicolini and Alice Valdesalici 2 Feb 2024 A problem of collocation ‘What is the place of local government in federal studies?’ This is the question that we asked ourselves when we decided to venture forth into the…
History… A House Divided: Czechoslovakia’s Long Way to United Private Law, by Václav Dvorský 26 Jan 202423 Dec 2023 Introduction The end of WWI led to the redrawing of European borders. Many empires collapsed and, as a result of this happening, the territories of some states were enlarged (e.g.…
