LAW 70405: Comparative Legal Traditions

Professor Carozza

Research Guide

Foreign & Comparative Law - Treatises and Looseleaf Services

Foreign & Comparative Law - Journals

Current Awareness from the Law Library of Congress

Foreign & Comparative Law - Treatises and Looseleaf Services

Central & East European Legal Materials, K526.2 .C46

  • General editor: Vratislav Pechota. Transnational Juris Publications ; [London] : Graham & Trotman / Martinus Nijhoff, 1990.
  • While the focus is on laws and regulations promoting economic reform and foreign investment, the Legal materials also publish legal texts relating to other areas of public and private law which are essential to understanding the economic and investment laws.

Citizenship and the State: A Comparative Study of Citizenship Legislation in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon, JQ1758.A92 D3 1997

  • By Uri Davis. Ithaca Press, 1997.

Comparative Environmental Law and Regulation, K3585.4 .C65

  • Edited by Nicholas A. Robinson. Oceana Publications, 1996.

Comparative Study of the Laws for Legal Immigration in the 27 EU Member States

  • Commissioned by the European Parliament, the International Organization for Migration has produced a study that provides an overview and analysis of the conditions for legal immigration for third country nationals in each of the 27 EU Member States. This study aims to highlight trends that are valid for several or all Member States.
  • The study focuses on the following categories of legal immigration: family immigration, economic immigration (employment, self-employment and seasonal employment) and immigration for the purpose of studies and training.

Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law, K48 .E42 2006

  • Edited by Jan M. Smits. Elgar Pub., 2006.
  • Written by authorities in their respective fields, the contributions in this accessible book cover and combine not only questions regarding the methodology of comparative law, but also specific areas of law (such as administrative law and criminal law) and specific topics (such as accident compensation and consideration). In addition, the Encyclopedia contains reports on a selected set of countries legal systems and as a whole presents an overview of the current state of affairs.

International Encyclopedia of Laws, call numbers vary by topic

  • This is a unique series of looseleaf publications currently comprised of 25 distinct reference works, with more to be added in the near future. Each of these subsets is itself encyclopedic nature, covering a major field of law with penetrating county-by-country monographs that describe how each national legal system governs the relevant field.
  • Each monograph includes a detailed historical background, an introduction to the legal framework, and in-depth analysis of relevant legislation.

Law and Judicial Systems of Nations, K583 .W64 2002

  • Edited by the World Jurist Association. 4th rev. ed., 2002.
  • A reference guide to the legal systems of more than 190 nations. Nowhere else will you find such complete information compiled into one easy-to-use publication.

Legal Systems of the World : A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia, K48 .L44 2002

  • Edited by Herbert M. Kritzer. ABC-CLIO, 2002.
  • The only comprehensive reference work that covers the legal systems of every nation on earth, every state in the Union, and every province of Canada.

Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest, KF190 .M3 2005

  • Also available through LexisNexis.
  • Distinguished lawyers and legal scholars of the respective countries compile and annually revise these digests.
  • The aim the of the international law digests is to present the points of law most likely to be of assistance to a lawyer with a matter in hand some facet of which is controlled by the law of that country. In addition, descriptions of the governmental and legal systems of the countries are given.

Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia, K530 .M62 1984

  • Edited by Kenneth Robert Redden. W.S. Hein.
  • An introduction to the major legal systems in the world, with coverage ranging from legal education and the way of professional practice, to the form of government and substantive law.

Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law, K48 .O96 2006

  • Edited by Mathias Reimann and Reinhard Zimmermann. Oxford University Press, 2006.
  • The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law provides a wide-ranging and highly diverse survey as well as a critical assessment of comparative law at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It summarizes and evaluates a discipline that is time-honored but not easily understood in all its dimensions. In the current era of globalization, this discipline is more relevant than ever, both on the academic and on the practical level.

 

Foreign & Comparative Law - Journals

Journals are accessible in print (where indicated) and via one or more of the following databases:

American Journal of Comparative Law available in print at Kresge Law Library and Hesburgh Libraries. Also via HeinOnline, Lexis, Westlaw and Hesburgh Libraries’ e-Journal Locator

  • A scholarly quarterly journal devoted to comparative law, comparing the laws of one or more nations with those of another or discussing one jurisdiction's law in order for the reader to understand how it might differ from that of the United States or another country.

Asian Journal of Comparative Law available in print at Kresge Law Library

  • A definitive peer-reviewed journal for Asian perspectives on the law and legal perspectives on Asia. An initiative of the Asian Law Institute, an association of thirteen leading law schools in Asia, the journal publishes articles from scholars with intimate knowledge of local practices that offer unique insight into how legal solutions are tailored to local culture and circumstance.

Boletin Mexicano de Derecho Comparado available via Hesburgh Libraries’ e-Journal Locator

  • The Boletín has four sections: Articles, Legislative Studies, Bibliography and Information. Through the works published in these sections, this journal seeks: to divulge legal research which is focused primarily to find solutions to Mexico´s problems; to produce scientific information concerning the different areas of the law; to give support to teaching and research done at the UNAM, and at other Mexican and foreign institutions.

Bulletin of International Legal Developments available in print at Kresge Law Library

  • The Bulletin of International Legal Developments (BILD) provides news of developments in international and comparative law in the fields of public international law, national laws, conflict of laws, European law and human rights.

Electronic Journal of Comparative Law also available via Hesburgh Libraries’ e-Journal Locator

  • The Electronic Journal of Comparative Law publishes articles relating to comparative private and public law, comparative legal aspects of information technology and the methodology of comparative law.

European Journal of Legal Studies available via Hesburgh Libraries’ e-Journal Locator

  • With the aim of promoting a European cross fertilization of ideas, the Journal encourages the innovative discussion of overlapping national, international, and supranational legal systems, which European legal scholarship is singularly qualified to examine.

Global Jurist

  • Offers a forum for scholarly cyber-debate on issues of comparative law, law and economics, international law, law and development, and legal anthropology.
  • Articles are published in three quality-rated tiers - Frontiers, Advances, and Topics that are distinguished by breadth of appeal and overall quality.

Oxford University Comparative Law Forum

  • The Oxford University Comparative Law Forum seeks to promote the study and discussion of legal issues from a comparative perspective by publishing academic writing and by providing discussion groups.

Revue de Droit International et de Droit Comparé available in print at Kresge Law Library

  • La Revue de droit international et de droit comparé, créée en 1908, a pour objectif de mettre à la disposition des juristes belges et étrangers un outil pour une meilleure connaissance des évolutions majeures du droit dans différents pays et au plan international. Elle comprend des articles de doctrine, une chronique de jurisprudence belge ayant trait aux aspects conventionnels de cette législation, une rubrique de documentation et une substantielle bibliographie

Revue Internationale de Droit Comparé available in print at Kresge Law Library and via Hesburgh Libraries’ e-Journal Locator.

  • Cette revue trimestrielle de droit comparé fournit depuis 1949 aux juristes de toutes spécialités et de tous pays une information suivie sur l'évolution de la science juridique en France et à l'étranger, tant du point de vue doctrinal que pratique.

International and Comparative Law Quarterly available in print at Kresge Law Library and Hesburgh Libraries' e-journal locator and via HeinOnline

  • Publishes papers on public and private international law and also comparative law.

 

Current Awareness from the Law Library of Congress

Law Library of Congress: Research Reports

Legal commentary and recommended resources on issues and events with legal significance from the Law Library of Congress.

    • Australia – Terrorism laws on control orders, on preventative detention and prohibited contact orders, and on questioning warrants and questioning detention warrants.
    • Children’s Rights – National and international laws and practices are detailed and analyzed for sixteen nations including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Russia, and the United Kingdom (England and Wales).
    • Cuba – The legal implications of Castro’s Resignation.
    • Iraq – Its legal history and tradition as well as information on the Saddam Hussein trial.
    • Japan – A research report analyzing Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution and its possible amendment. Also, post-WWII POW and forced labor compensation cases from foreigners since approximately 1990.
    • Lebanon – The investigation and potential prosecution of those involved in the assassination of Rafiq Hariri, former Prime Minister of Lebanon. Also, the presidential election and the conflicting constitutional interpretations.
    • Pakistan – Find information and analysis of the suspension and subsequent reinstatement of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, the announcement of Musharraf’s resignation after he was threatened with impeachment by the two parties, and an analysis of the constitutionality of the November 3, 2007 Proclamation of Emergency.
    • Russia – This report reviews legal aspects of Russia’s invasion into Georgia in August 2008 and Russia’s recognition of Georgia’s separatist enclaves’ independence. Also find information on the December 2007 Parliamentary Elections.
    • Stimulus Plan – A series of reports summarizing the recent developments in the proposal or implementation of financial and economic stimulus packages in selected foreign jurisdictions.
    • United Kingdom – The issue of pre-charge detention for terrorist suspects for up to twenty-eight days with charge and compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights.
    • United States – Resources regarding separation of power issues in the United States and the Supreme Court nomination process.