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The article provides an introduction to, and overview of, the discipline of comparative law as it stands in 2020, including the major debates and positions that define it. It explores the field’s development, coverage in both geographic and subject matter terms, uses and goals, as well its approaches and methods. It addresses itself mainly to non-specialists who are looking for overall orientation or a brief introduction to specific areas or topics. It references the most important literature for readers who want to delve more deeply into particular subjects or issues.
Price: $172.00
Pages: 268
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill | Nijhoff
Series: International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law
Publication Date:
17 September 2020
ISBN: 9789004424111
Format: Paperback
'Mathias Reimann presents a concise, timely and sovereign overview on the topic of Comparative Law. The Work now presented draws on his many years of experience as the Editor of the American Journal of Comparative Law and as the co-Editor of the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law [....]. Reimann ends his book with a warning: '... if comparative law continues on its current course of growth and diversification without a concomitant establishment of theoretical foundations that define the parameters of the field, it may soon become pointless to speak of comparative law as an identifiable discipline at all, for better or worse.' JZ 19.2022, p. 944, Reinhard Zimmermann, Juristische Bücher des Jahres...'
Mathias Reimann, Dr. iur University of Freiburg (1982), LLM University of Michigan (1983), is Professor of Law and holder of the Hessel E. Yntema Chair at the University of Michigan. He has published numerous books and articles on private international law, comparative law, and legal history.