H. Patrick Glenn (1940–2014), Professor of Law and former Director of the Institute of Comparative Law at McGill University, was a key figure in the global discourse on comparative law. This collection is intended to honor Professor Glenn's intellectual legacy by engaging critically with his ideas, especially focusing on his visions of a 'cosmopolitan state' and of law conceptualized as 'tradition'. The book explores the intellectual history of comparative law as a discipline, its attempts to push the objects of its study beyond the positive law of the nation-state, and both its potential and the challenges it must confront in the face of the complex phenomena of globalization and the internationalization of law. An international group of leading scholars in comparative law, legal philosophy, legal sociology, and legal history takes stock of the field of comparative law and where it is headed.
Edited by:
Helge Dedek (McGill University Montréal) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 236mm,
Width: 158mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 612g ISBN:9781108841726 ISBN 10: 1108841724 Series:ASCL Studies in Comparative Law Pages: 300 Publication Date:16 December 2021 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Helge Dedek is a Professor of Law at McGill University and a former Director of the McGill Institute of Comparative Law. He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Comparative Law.