Book Review… Review of Roberto Scarciglia, Methods and Legal Comparison: Challenges for Methodological Pluralism, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023, by Luca Siliquini-Cinelli 4 Oct 20248 Oct 2024 The thing about comparative law is that it is not law. Comparative law is not like, say, contract or tort law—i.e. a specific field of law with its own principles,…
Comparative private law… BACL Annual Seminar 2024 – Vulnerable consumers and the law: comparative perspectives 6 Aug 20243 Aug 2024 The British Association of Comparative Law warmly invites you to its Annual Seminar on 3 September 2024 on the occasion of the Society of Legal Scholars’ Conference at Bristol University.…
BACL publications BACL Newsletter 2023-24 26 Jul 202429 Jul 2024 In this newsletter, we take stock of BACL achievements in 2024, and we thank BACL reps for giving time, energy and brain power to develop and support BACL activities.…
Comparative contracts… CALL FOR BLOG PIECES FOR BACL’S NEW ‘JUDICIAL CREATIVITY AND RECENT REFORMS OF THE LAW OF OBLIGATIONS’ SERIES 12 Jul 202426 Jul 2024 The British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) is pleased to announce a call for blog pieces for its new ‘Judicial Creativity and Recent Reforms of the Law of Obligations’ series.…
comparative legal history… The Afterlife of Hungarian Private Law following the Treaty of Trianon – Miklós Ujlaki’s Critical Approach to Legal Unification, by Balázs Fekete 5 Jul 20247 Jun 2024 Introduction The story of comparative law in Hungary in the Interwar years is largely unknown to the foreign audience. The main reasons for this include the practical inaccessibility of the…
Comparative constitutional law… Frede Castberg (1893–1977): A Call for Moderate Constructivism in Nordic and International law, by Sören Koch 21 Jun 202421 Jun 2024 Introduction Despite having a separate legal system and jurisdiction which has roots back to the medieval period, traditionally, Norway was highly impacted by discourses on legal developments taking place outside…
