Current discussions in comparative law… Contrarian Jurists – The Story of Comparative Law and How Collisions Shaped It 12 Oct 202612 Oct 2026 The underlying idea of the book Contrarian Jurists: The Story of Comparative Law and How Collisions Shaped It (Hart Publishing, 2026) is to frame comparative law through the metaphor of…
BACL publications BACL Newsletter 2025-26 30 Jul 202630 Jul 2026 Following BACL’s 75th anniversary last year, 2025-26 has been a quieter year of consolidation, renewal and planning. BACL has continued to bring comparative lawyers together through its Annual Seminar, PGR…
Changes… Tax Legality in China: Constitutional Principle or Governance Technique? 29 Jul 20265 Sep 2026 Tax legality has increasingly been celebrated in Chinese legal scholarship as a constitutional principle under the 1982 Constitution, particularly following the 2015 amendment of Article 8(6) of the Legislation Law of…
Comparison in Europe… Regulating Assisted Dying: A Comparative Analysis of Legislative Failure 29 Jul 20265 Sep 2026 The regulation of physician-assisted dying (PAD), and in particular assisted suicide, represents one of the most contentious and conceptually demanding challenges in contemporary legal systems. Drawing on a comparative perspective…
Comparison in Europe… Local Meanings: What Comparative Law Can Offer to EU Legal Studies 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026 Comparative law can be a very rich resource to reflect on the contemporary challenges of EU legal scholarship. It has always been a core basis for the development of EU…
Comparative family law… Marriage, Property and Solidarity in Europe: Applying the Numerical Comparative Method in Family Law 1 May 2026 Introduction How is patrimonial solidarity between spouses conceived and operationalised in continental European jurisdictions? In most systems, the property relations between spouses are governed by a matrimonial property regime. The…
