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 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 private law… Greening the Civil Codes: Comparative Private Law and Environmental Protection (Routledge 2023), by Sabrina Lanni 17 Nov 20237 Nov 2023 Civil Codes and the Environment In the face of the irreversible impact on the planet’s climate and ecosystems produced in the Anthropocene era, scholars have been reflecting on the current…
Bell John… Basil Markesinis: An Appreciation, by John Bell 23 May 202328 Jul 2025 Professor Sir Basil Markesinis QC, FBA, Doctor honoris causa (mult.) died on 23 April 2023 at the age of 78. Markesinis was a distinguished comparative lawyer whose career spanned forty…
Comparative private law… Basil Markesinis KC FBA (1944-2023): A tribute by Professor Roy Goode 17 May 202328 Jul 2025 With the death of Sir Basil (Vassili) Markesinis, who sadly passed away at his home on 23 April aged 78 after a long illness, we have lost not only an…
FRance… Justifying Strict Liability: A Comparative Perspective, by Marco Cappelletti 31 Mar 202330 Mar 2023 The imposition of strict liability in tort law is controversial, and its theoretical foundations are the object of vigorous debate. Why do or should we impose strict liability on employers…
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