Comparative Law

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Uwe Kischel (Mercator Professor of Public Law, European Law, and Comparative Law, Mercator Professor of Public Law, European Law, and Comparative Law, University of Greifswald)

Comparative Law

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ISBN: 9780198791362

Uwe Kischel (Mercator Professor of Public Law, European Law, and Comparative Law, Mercator Professor of Public Law, European Law, and Comparative Law, University of Greifswald)

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Oxford University Press
24 May 2021

Systems of law; Comparative law; Law & society

Uwe Kischel's comprehensive treatise on comparative law offers a critical introduction to the central tenets of comparative legal scholarship. The first part of the book is dedicated to general aspects of comparative law. The controversial question of methods, in particular, is addressed by explaining and discussing different approaches, and by developing a contextual approach that seeks to engage with real-world issues and takes a practical perspective on contemporary comparative legal scholarship.

The second part of the book offers a detailed treatment of the major legal contexts across the globe, including common law, civil law systems (based on Germany and France, and extended to Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and Latin America, among others), the African context (with an emphasis on customary law), different contexts in Asia, Islamic law and law in Islamic countries (plus a brief treatment of Jewish law and canon law), and transnational contexts (public international law, European Union law, and lex mercatoria).

The book offers a coherent treatment of global legal systems that aims not only to describe their varying norms and legal institutions but to propose a better way of seeking to understand how the overall context of legal systems influences legal thinking and legal practice.

By: Uwe Kischel (Mercator Professor of Public Law European Law and Comparative Law Mercator Professor of Public Law European Law and Comparative Law University of Greifswald)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 171mm,
ISBN: 9780198791362
ISBN 10: 0198791364
Pages: 960
Publication Date: 24 May 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I: General Aspects of Comparative Law 1: Introduction: What Is Comparative Law? 2: Aims of Comparative Law 3: The Comparative Method 4: Legal Families, Legal Culture, and Context Part II: The Contexts of Legal Systems 5: The Context of Common Law 6: The Basic Context of Civil Law 7: Variety of the Civil Law Context 8: The Context of African Law 9: Contexts in Asia 10: The Context of Islamic Law 11: Contexts of Transnational Law

Uwe Kischel is Mercator Professor of Public Law, European Law, and Comparative Law at the University of Greifswald. Translated by Andrew Hammel.

Reviews for Comparative Law

The book not only offers to describe the varying norms and legal institutions but also proposes a better way of seeking to understand how the overall context of legal systems influences legal thinking and legal practice * H. W. Micklitz, Journal of Consumer Policy * What we get here is a work which gives us a coherent treatment of global legal systems . It's aim is not only to depict their varying norms and legal institutions but to offer a better way of seeking to understand how the overall context of legal systems influences legal thinking and legal practice which it does in spades. * Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, and Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond Green Chamber *