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1 Introducing comparative law 1

Introduction 1

Definitions and derivatives 3

Comparative law distinguished from other disciplines 8

A rationale for comparative law 11

The origins of comparative law 11

Comparative law in England 16

The contemporary sign cance of comparative law 18

Key concepts in the comparative law method 27

2 The classification of legal systems into legal families 32

Terminology 32

Criteria used to classify legal systems 37

Convergence theory and legal unity, 43

3 The civil law system 45

Terminology 45

Historical development of the civil law tradition 49

Overview ofthe civil law tradition 97

4 The English common law system 100

Introduction 100

Terminology 102

The English common law tradition 103

The common law in the United States 108

The common law tradition in South East Asia 119

The common law in India 126

The common law in the Far East: Hong Kong 128

Comparative overview 137

5 European Community law 140

Introduction 140

Scope of chapter 141

Monism, dualism and the accession ofBritain 142

The Single European Act 1986 145

The institutional framework of the Community 146

Difficulties in comparison 158

Comparison oflegal style of Community law with other systems 159

The Community’s legal order/regime 165

The Maastricht Treaty 176

Conclusions 181

6 Socialist law and other types of legal systemsScope of chapter 184

The socialist system and Russia 184

Hybrid legal systems 208

Other types of law 209

Eastern legal conceptions 209

7 Techniques of comparative lawScope of chapter 219

General considerations 219

The quest for methodology 231

Comparative law methods 240

8 A comparative study of judicial styles and case lawThe meaning of ‘case law’ 250

Case law as a source of law 250

Key issues 251

The authority of case law in non-common law jurisdictions 251

Styles ofjudicial decision 254

The relevance of overriding general principles 266

Conclusions 270

9 A comparative study of statutory interpretation 273

Defining ‘statutory interpretation’ 273

General comparative observations 273

Methods and techniques of statutory interpretation 275

Comparative overview 292

Conclusions 298

10 The law of obligations: a comparative study of contract and tort 300

Introduction 300

Historical development: a comparative analysis 301

Tort and contract: contemporary comparative aspects 320

Tort law and traffic accidents 342

Fault in the law of contract and tort 346

Interaction of tort and contract 347

Comparative overview 349

11 Corporate and commercial law 353

Scope of analysis 353

Problems in comparison of company laws 354

Key conceptual questions 354

Forms of business organisation: a comparative overview 357

Comparative overview of agency 385

European Community corporate law 391

Comparative corporate law: conclusions 394

12 Sale of goods 397

Introduction 397

The historical background 398

Key issues in sales of goods 401

Comparative study ofEuropean civil law countries 402

The English common law approach 419

Harmonisation of European laws on consumer goods 452

The Uniform Laws on International Sales 453

Comparative overview 462

13 Labourlaw 465

Scope of chapter 465

Historical development 466

Comparative overview 489

14 Globalisation and the new world order 493

Introduction 493

The significance of legal history, 495

A new vorld order? 496

Theories ofconvergence 499

Global convergence and the Fukuyana Thesis 507

Unification of legal systems 510

The dawn of a new era in world history 517

Comparative law and the impact of globalisation 518

Conclusions 520

Index 525

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