My focus is on “mixed legal systems”, though my teacher Alan Watson, whose memory is honoured here, never seemed to me to be especially interested in “mixed systems” as an analytical category; the idea of “Legal Transplants” would be seen by many, however, as his most important legacy. As a legal historian I have always … Continue reading John Cairns – The Birth of Mixed Legal Systems in the British Empire
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Account – U Kischel, “Theorising legal transplants?”, BACL Seminar, Preston, 3rd September 2019
At the BACL Seminar in Preston on 3rd September 2019, Professor Uwe Kischel explained his approach to legal transplants. Professor Kischel is the Mercator Chair of Public Law, European Law and Comparative Law at the University of Greifswald (Germany) and the author of Comparative law (OUP 2019). Here is an account of his engaging presentation … Continue reading Account – U Kischel, “Theorising legal transplants?”, BACL Seminar, Preston, 3rd September 2019
WHY ARE ‘NUTSHELLS’ SO IMPORTANT? – Geoffrey Samuel
Alan Watson published an enormous number of books and articles during his long career, but one that proves of particular interest to comparative lawyers looks at first sight a relatively modest piece: The Importance of 'Nutshells' (1994) 42 American Journal of Comparative Law 1. Arguably it is more than modest in that it raises two … Continue reading WHY ARE ‘NUTSHELLS’ SO IMPORTANT? – Geoffrey Samuel
