Changes… So, are legal systems actually converging or diverging? An investigation into the evolution of the law post-crisis, by Emilie Ghio 17 May 20241 May 2024 “Are legal systems converging or diverging?” This is a question that has vexed legal scholars and comparatists for decades, especially as legal convergence is not a new concept. Its philosophical…
Human rights & comparisons The 3 Regional Human Rights Courts in context. Justice that cannot be taken for granted, Oxford, OUP, 2024, 576 p, Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen 3 May 202428 Apr 2024 Is it possible to compare the incomparable? The heterogeneity of the three Regional Courts of Human Rights, the diversity of normative instruments, the relativity of continental issues and the singularity…
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 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…
Comparative property law… Free the Coasts in Mauritius: Privatization, Race and Class?, by V Petkar and T Perroud 3 Nov 202325 Oct 2023 Balancing the conflicts between private rights and the broader public interest is a highly debated and crucial aspect of any legal system. This complex exercise not only sparks intense arguments…
Book Review… Rosalind Dixon, Tom Ginsburg & Adem Kassie Abebe (eds) Comparative Constitutional Law in Africa (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022), reviewed by Francois Venter 13 Oct 202314 Jan 2024 The title of this otherwise commendable book is slightly misleading. The title suggests that it deals with the field of “comparative constitutional law” in Africa, but in fact it is…
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