Comparative constitutional law Comparative Constitutional History: Uses of History in Constitutional Adjudication, by Francesco Biagi, Justin O. Frosini and Jason Mazzone 21 Feb 202317 Feb 2023 The spread of constitutional government around the world has generated enormous interest in the comparative aspects of constitutional law. The scholarly literature in comparative constitutional law is large and growing.…
Human rights & comparisons The Fate of Truth Commission Recommendations, by E skaar, E Wiebelhaus-Brahm and J Garcia-Godos 17 Feb 2023 Our Puzzle What becomes of the recommendations issued by truth commissions in their final reports? For all of the attention lavished on truth commissions by academics, activists, and policymakers, their…
Comparative private law Public Policy and Private International Law – A Comparative Guide (Elgar Comparative Guides, 2022), edited by Olaf Meyer 10 Feb 20239 Feb 2023 “Public Policy and Private International Law” seeks to shed some light on a difficult and sometimes highly controversial area of the conflict of laws. Private international law proceeds from the…
Comparative Obligations… Unifying European Private Law in the Interwar Period: The Case of the Franco-Italian Draft Code of Obligations and the Polish Code of Obligations, by K. Kryla-Cudna 3 Feb 20232 Feb 2023 Introduction In a previous post, Aleksander Grebieniow and Jan Rudnicki discussed the process of unification of the Polish law of obligations in the interwar period. As explained by the authors,…
Comparative contracts… The surprising Indian influence on English contractual remoteness rules, by Katy Barnett 27 Jan 202324 Jul 2025 The English case Hadley v Baxendale, which established the fundamental rules governing contractual remoteness in common law countries, seems quintessentially British, an offshoot of the English Industrial Revolution. Hadley’s mill…
Call for papers… Call for Papers – POSTGRADUATE WORKSHOP ON COMPARATIVE LAW – 2-3 May 2023, Warwick 24 Jan 202317 Feb 2023 BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF COMPARATIVE LAW POSTGRADUATE WORKSHOP ON COMPARATIVE LAW 2-3 May 2023 University of Warwick Call for Papers ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Warwick Law School, University of…
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