May 25th 2019, 18:46

FROM THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS:
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON COMPARATIVE LAW

An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers and Reviews Editor of “The Barrister”

An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers and Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”

This book certainly excels as a penetrating analysis of current issues and developments in comparative law. As a Full Professor of Law at the University of Toronto, its author, Catherine Valcke, has sought to establish comparative law — quite convincingly as it happens — as a separate and distinct area of study, worthy of a much more intensified academic scrutiny than that which has been generally accepted in many academic circles.

It seems that Valcke has cast an extremely critical eye on certain dismissive attitudes towards comparative law on the part of a number of its detractors, (many of them in North America presumably) who, as one might infer, have apparently tended to view the subject with a certain degree of disdain. Valcke has emphasized to the contrary that comparative law should ideally be regarded as, one might say, a ‘stand-alone’ legal discipline in its own right; ‘distinct,' she says ‘from legal history, legal philosophy, legal sociology and so on.’

Interestingly and illustratively, the book — a new title from the Cambridge University Press (CUP) — presents a considerable number of references to traditional philosophy — and sociology too — from Aristotle to, for example, Rousseau and Kant to Dworkin, not to mention sociologist Max Weber — and a whole lot more from the world of jurisprudence and philosophy.

The book has been published as part of the CUP’s ASCL Studies in Comparative Law series, the American Society of Comparative Law, being a leading voice in the study and analysis of this, sometimes controversial, subject area.

Consequently, we found that the book presents a formidable array of carefully substantiated arguments in its examination of the key complexities of comparative law, including its analytical framework, its methodology and its jurisprudence.

This is certainly a ground-breaking study of an area of law, that with increasing globalization, becomes ever increasingly important.

The date of publication of this paperback is cited as at 25th October 2018.

May 25th 2019, 18:46

FROM THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS:
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON COMPARATIVE LAW

An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers and Reviews Editor of “The Barrister”

An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers and Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”

This book certainly excels as a penetrating analysis of current issues and developments in comparative law. As a Full Professor of Law at the University of Toronto, its author, Catherine Valcke, has sought to establish comparative law — quite convincingly as it happens — as a separate and distinct area of study, worthy of a much more intensified academic scrutiny than that which has been generally accepted in many academic circles.

It seems that Valcke has cast an extremely critical eye on certain dismissive attitudes towards comparative law on the part of a number of its detractors, (many of them in North America presumably) who, as one might infer, have apparently tended to view the subject with a certain degree of disdain. Valcke has emphasized to the contrary that comparative law should ideally be regarded as, one might say, a ‘stand-alone’ legal discipline in its own right; ‘distinct,' she says ‘from legal history, legal philosophy, legal sociology and so on.’

Interestingly and illustratively, the book — a new title from the Cambridge University Press (CUP) — presents a considerable number of references to traditional philosophy — and sociology too — from Aristotle to, for example, Rousseau and Kant to Dworkin, not to mention sociologist Max Weber — and a whole lot more from the world of jurisprudence and philosophy.

The book has been published as part of the CUP’s ASCL Studies in Comparative Law series, the American Society of Comparative Law, being a leading voice in the study and analysis of this, sometimes controversial, subject area.

Consequently, we found that the book presents a formidable array of carefully substantiated arguments in its examination of the key complexities of comparative law, including its analytical framework, its methodology and its jurisprudence.

This is certainly a ground-breaking study of an area of law, that with increasing globalization, becomes ever increasingly important.

The date of publication of this paperback is cited as at 25th October 2018.

'This insightful analysis of the current state of comparative law is sure to be a landmark - valuable both as a survey of the field and as a highly original contribution to the debates over comparative method.' William Ewald, University of Pennsylvania 'As comparative law becomes a more pervasive and more important field, the need for theoretical and practical reflection on the actual methods and point of comparison becomes even more pressing. Catherine Valcke's path breaking book not only provides the foundation for comparative law methodology, but also, in seeing comparison as focusing on commonalities as well as differences, offers a novel and provocative theory of the very idea of comparison.' Frederick Schauer, David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia 'Catherine Valcke combines her vast knowledge in both jurisprudence and comparative law into a study that is both rigorously argued and thoroughly original. This fabulous book moves both disciplines forward in extremely needed ways.' Ralf Michaels, Duke University, North Carolina 'One can only thank Catherine Valcke for having contributed so meaningfully to this new, and much-needed, trend.' Luca Siliquini-Cinelli, Edinburgh Law Review