(Source: MPI for European Legal History)
The Max Planck Institute for
European Legal History has published a list of new seminars for its “Legal
Transfer in the Common Law World” research field.
As the British Empire expanded,
English law was being introduced in very different parts of the world. Rules,
principles and institutions from England were brought into force in regions and
societies as diverse as Australia, Ghana, India, Jamaica and Singapore. In this
Special Research Field, we enquire how this process unfolded in various places.
In many cases English law
encountered local or regional traditions, both legal and non-legal. To what
extent did these encounters differ from each other? Was there ever anything
resembling the frequently invoked ‘unity of the common law’? Or did the law of
England acquire a distinctive flavour in each territory, depending on the
geography, the climate and the prevailing religious, moral and economic views
of the inhabitants? And, finally, can we learn anything from the experience of
English law for the broader debate on legal ‘transplants’ and, even more
generally, legal development as such?
Initially, this research field
focuses primarily on the following regions: India, South East Asia and the
Caribbean. Specific case studies turn on different areas of law, including
constitutional law, the law of contract, land law and intellectual property.
Equally important are the modes of conflict management in state courts and
beyond.
The list of speakers can be found
here
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