DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF LAW,
BUSINESS LAW
COMPARATIVE LAW 5/
MACRO-(LEGAL)
COMPARISON
Prof Dr Cosmin Cercel
, OVERVIEW
➢ The concept of macro-legal comparison
➢ The utility of macro-legal comparison
➢ Basic methodological problem
➢ Criteria of taxonomy/typology
• external factors
• developmental level
• genealogical criteria
• typological
• legal culture
• legal traditions
➢ common law v. civil law ideal-type
➢ Mixed legal systems, hybrid systems & legal prulalism
Micro legal comparison ging over comparisons between legal rules en concepts van different legal systems. De belangrijke vraag daarbij
vergelijken.
Bij macro legal comparison kijken we naar het volledige legal system.
Eerst bekijken we wat macro legal comparison concreet inhoudt. Dan bekijken we hoe we dit nuttig kunnen gebruiken. We bekijken ook t
doen. Dan bekijken we hoe je taxonomy/typology kunnen opstellen. We bekijken we ook het verschil tussen common en civil law. Tot slo
van taxonomies.
, STUDY MATERIAL: ASSIGNED READINGS IN READE
Criteria and Taxonomies
o • K. ZWEIGERT C H. KÖTZ, An Introduction to Comparative Law, p. 63-73
o • M. SIEMS, Comparative Law, p. 84-111
o • D. NELKEN, “Culture, Legal”, p. 369-374
o • H.P. GLENN, “Legal Cultures and Legal Traditions”, p. 7-20
o • J. GRIFFITHS, “What is Legal Pluralism?”, p. 1-55
o • B.Z. TAMANAHA, “A Non-Essentialist Version of Legal Pluralism”, p. 296-321
Common Law v. Civil Law
o • U.A. MATTEI, T. RUSKOLA C A. GIDI, Schlesinger’s Comparative Law – Cases – Text – Mat
o p. 477-481
o • P.G. STEIN, “Roman Law, Common Law, and Civil Law”, p. 1591-1603
o • R. BROUWER, “On the Meaning of ‘System’ in the Common and Civil Law Traditions: Two
o Approaches to Legal Unity”, p. 45-54
BUSINESS LAW
COMPARATIVE LAW 5/
MACRO-(LEGAL)
COMPARISON
Prof Dr Cosmin Cercel
, OVERVIEW
➢ The concept of macro-legal comparison
➢ The utility of macro-legal comparison
➢ Basic methodological problem
➢ Criteria of taxonomy/typology
• external factors
• developmental level
• genealogical criteria
• typological
• legal culture
• legal traditions
➢ common law v. civil law ideal-type
➢ Mixed legal systems, hybrid systems & legal prulalism
Micro legal comparison ging over comparisons between legal rules en concepts van different legal systems. De belangrijke vraag daarbij
vergelijken.
Bij macro legal comparison kijken we naar het volledige legal system.
Eerst bekijken we wat macro legal comparison concreet inhoudt. Dan bekijken we hoe we dit nuttig kunnen gebruiken. We bekijken ook t
doen. Dan bekijken we hoe je taxonomy/typology kunnen opstellen. We bekijken we ook het verschil tussen common en civil law. Tot slo
van taxonomies.
, STUDY MATERIAL: ASSIGNED READINGS IN READE
Criteria and Taxonomies
o • K. ZWEIGERT C H. KÖTZ, An Introduction to Comparative Law, p. 63-73
o • M. SIEMS, Comparative Law, p. 84-111
o • D. NELKEN, “Culture, Legal”, p. 369-374
o • H.P. GLENN, “Legal Cultures and Legal Traditions”, p. 7-20
o • J. GRIFFITHS, “What is Legal Pluralism?”, p. 1-55
o • B.Z. TAMANAHA, “A Non-Essentialist Version of Legal Pluralism”, p. 296-321
Common Law v. Civil Law
o • U.A. MATTEI, T. RUSKOLA C A. GIDI, Schlesinger’s Comparative Law – Cases – Text – Mat
o p. 477-481
o • P.G. STEIN, “Roman Law, Common Law, and Civil Law”, p. 1591-1603
o • R. BROUWER, “On the Meaning of ‘System’ in the Common and Civil Law Traditions: Two
o Approaches to Legal Unity”, p. 45-54
