Global Legal Indicators and Comparative Law

The Factory of Indexes

Daniele D'Alvia (Queen Mary University of London), Matteo Nicolini

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English

Routledge
30 June 2025

International relations; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law; Systems of law; Comparative law; Constitutional & administrative law

Series: Globalization: Law and Policy

In recent times, comparative law has moved towards a new type of visualisation of the law, which is mainly based on indexes and indicators. Through these, legal scholars and practitioners measure legal systems against specific benchmarks; they no longer search for commonalities among legal systems but are interested in assessing how the law performs in economic terms. This book critically analyses this ‘quantitative turn’ in comparative law.

The work focuses on the role played by social indicators in general, and legal indicators in particular, in contemporary societies. It presents the evaluation of indicators as a pattern of governance as well as a driver promoting a change in the law from ‘outside’. The authors explore a range of issues, including how and why the quantitative turn in comparative law has taken place; how legal indicators are created and for which purposes; whether indicators really act as a new form of legitimisation and law-making and, if so, if it is possible to resist or challenge their power; whether it is fair and equitable to measure the performance of diversified national legal frameworks through such managerial tools of governance; and ultimately, how legal indicators change the way we conceive of the law. The book addresses these issues by focusing on legal indicators, whose global ambitions are often related to societal concerns. To this extent, it examines how both non-economic and economic global indicators might have some bearing on the law.

The volume will be of interest to advanced students, researchers, and academics in comparative law, global law, transnational law, constitutional law, and law and economics.

By: Daniele D'Alvia (Queen Mary University of London), Matteo Nicolini
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9781032302843
ISBN 10: 1032302844
Series: Globalization: Law and Policy
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 30 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daniele D’Alvia is Lecturer in Banking and Finance Law at CCLS, Queen Mary University of London, UK, and Associate Researcher at the European Banking Institute in Frankfurt, Germany. Matteo Nicolini is Associate Professor of Comparative Public Law in the Department of Law at the University of Verona, Italy; Visiting Lecturer at the Newcastle University Law School, UK; and External Partner of the Centre for the Study of Law in Theory and Practice (LTAP) at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

Reviews for Global Legal Indicators and Comparative Law: The Factory of Indexes

""Global legal indicators play an increasingly important role in today’s world. Yet, their relationship with traditional legal rules often remains unclear. This book offers a much-needed foundational analysis of these indicators through the lens of comparative law. I highly recommend it!"" Mathias Siems, European University Institute, Florence, Italy ""Comparative lawyers were traditionally suspicious about quantification. In this century the mood has changed, and numbers have started to appear in comparative law. Some speak of the quantitative turn. This highly original book is part of the turn as it focuses on indicators and the role they play in societies. The authors show how the traditional practice of ranking legal systems is still part of the endeavour of understanding law comparatively. By analysing global legal indicators they make an innovative contribution. The book will be an excellent read for anyone interested in comparative law or globalising law."" Jaakko Husa, University of Helsinki, Finland.