Comparative Law in a Changing World

Providing a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the legal approach to key areas of law within different legal systems, this book offers a blueprint for comparative legal study by evaluating the current epistemological debate on comparative law and comparative legal research methods.

Substantive law, the law of obligations, commercial and corporate law within the major legal systems of the world are all examined and compared. While France and Germany are generally used as the archetypal civil law jurisdictions and English law as the main common law comparator, this third edition also examines the Russian Federation in the post-Soviet era and socialist legal influences as well as non-Western legal traditions. Fully updated and revised to include all recent developments, this edition also includes a broad historical introduction and outlines changes in EC Law.

It assesses the possibility of Europeanization of national legal systems and certain legal topics, the impact of the globalization of legal institutions and the evolving 'new world order' in the early twenty-first century.

Written in a clear, user-friendly style, Comparative Law in a Changing World is an accessible source for undergraduates and postgraduates wishing to trace the influence of common law and civil law legal traditions on jurisdictions across the world.

Introducing Comparative Law. Classification of Legal Systems into Legal Families. The Civil Law System. The English Common Law System. European Community Law and Europeanization. Socialist Law and other Types of Legal System. Techniques of Comparative Law. A Comparative Study of Judicial Styles and Case Law. A Comparative Study of Statutory Interpretation. The Law of Obligations: A Comparative Study. Corporate and Commercial Law. Sale of Goods. Labour Law. Comparative Law, Globalization and the New World Order