(Source: Springer)
Springer is publishing a new book
on comparative law history and methodology.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The primary aim of this book is
to provide clear and reliable information on a number of central topics in
comparative law. At a time when global society is increasingly mobile and legal
life is internationalized, the role of comparative law is gaining importance.
While the growing interest in this field may well be attributed to the dramatic
increase in international legal transactions, this empirical parameter is only
part of the explanation. The other part, and (at least) equally important, has
to do with the expectation of gaining a deeper understanding of law as a social
phenomenon and a fresh insight into the current state and future direction of
one’s own legal system.
In response to the
internationalization of legal practice and theory, law schools around the world
have expanded their comparative law programs. Within the legal subjects that
form the core of the curriculum there is a greater interest in comparative legal
analysis, as well as greater attention to how global developments and
international actors and institutions affect domestic law. Transnational legal
education based on comparative reasoning is intended to help shape a new
generation of lawyers, public servants and other professionals who recognize
and respect cultural diversity in an interconnected world.
The central topics discussed in
this book include: the nature and scope of comparative legal inquiries; the
relationship of comparative law to other fields of legal study; the aims and
uses of comparative law; the origins and historical development of comparative
law; and the evolution and defining features of some of the world’s predominant
legal traditions. It also deals with selected theoretical aspects, such as the
problem of comparability of legal events; the classification of legal systems
into families of law; and the topics of legal transplants, harmonization and
convergence of laws. Chiefly intended for students, the book also discusses a
number of fundamental issues concerning the development of comparative law, and
devotes certain sections to reviewing the salient features of the relevant
literature on definitional, terminological, methodological and historical
issues.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. George Mousourakis' research
focuses mainly on the areas of Comparative and Transnational Law, Criminal Law,
Legal Philosophy and Legal History (History of the Roman and Civil Law
Tradition). He currently holds the position of Associate Professor at
Ritsumeikan University.
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