Article | Law in Books, Law and Reality: a Comparative Law Perspective |
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Authors |
Watson A.
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Name of magazine | Scientific-practical professional journal «Comparative Law» (Ukrainian language) |
Issue | 1-2 / 2013 |
Pages | 37 - 45 |
Annotation | The text does not deal with conventional comparative law. The author does not accept that to a great extent law reflects society or the power of the ruling elite. The conclusions are: 1) governments and rulers are not much interested in developing law, especially not private law, but leave this to others to whom they do not grant power to make law; 2) even famous lawmakers are seldom interested in a particular social issue in law or in giving law certainty; 3) borrowing, even mindless, is the name of the legal game. The survival of law in different circumstances for centuries and also in a different place is emphasized. |
Keywords | legal transplant, legal borrowing, reception, law and society. |
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