Comparative law: References & Edit History
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A good historical survey is H.C. Gutteridge, Comparative Law, 2nd ed. (1949). J.H. Wigmore, A Panorama of the World’s Legal Systems, 3 vol. (1928; 1-vol. ed., 1936), gives a general account of 16 legal systems. The Association of American Law Schools, A General Survey of Events, Ideas, Persons and Movements in Continental Legal History (1912), is a pioneer book, in which the legal traditions of various European countries are discussed by specialists from each country. R. David and J.E.C. Brierley, Les Grands systèmes de droit contemporains (1964; Eng. trans., Major Legal Systems in the World To-day, 1968), a more up-to-date book originally devised for students, describes the problems and value of comparative law and provides information on civil, Socialist, common, and religious and traditional law, ending with a valuable bibliography. The International Encyclopaedia of Comparative Law, proposed 16 vol. (1971– ), will, when completed, constitute a major source of information.
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| Article title updated for style. | Oct 31, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Law School - International and Comparative Law. | Sep 25, 2019 | ||
| Images of Solon and Sir Francis Bacon added. | Nov 07, 2011 | ||
| Updated number of UN member states; changed "Federal Republic of Germany" to "Germany." | Nov 07, 2011 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |