… the opposite. Its general purpose is to reflect on the methodology of comparative law and the
… In this respect, it is in line with some of the core themes of comparative law: its justification, …

… I advocate the abolition of comparative legal studies in American law schools—as I will
explain, quite to the contrary. But I do believe that we need critically to reevaluate the status of the …

… Most importantly, it was around the time of the American … that comparative law as we know
it today began to take shape. In the United States, the early 1950s were the birth-hour of the …

… The second objective of this article is to draw the attention of … on the current practice in the
use of the comparative method on both sides of the Atlantic, and to note the implications this …

… then pondered the comparative significance of the fact that the ancient Chinese did not employ
the … We ought not spend years studying the constitutional law of the European Community …

… They point to the fact that the technique of comparing different legal … of the law and that
Comparative Law, unlike the branches of positive law, does not fulfil a definite function in the life …

… to inquire as to the ends which this study is to serve,2 because knowledge of these ends may
aid us … carefully not only the end which "comparative" law is to serve, but indeed that which …

… to indicate the place of comparative law in legal sociology. Aside from the big problem of …
But while the two functions of comparative law outlined in the first two parts ot this article are …

… , we need also to reassess the purposes and missions served by comparative law. Generally,
comparative law has been employed as a discipline to understand foreign law and culture. …

… hope of stimulating a discussion that might lead us to a clearer statement of that
consensus, I offer the following nine principles about comparative law scholarship and …