5 Questions
When was the comparative law born?
Paris, 1900
Who were the founders of comparative law?
Raymond Saleilles and Edouard Lambert
What can comparative law be divided into based on what is to be compared?
Macro comparison and micro comparison
When did comparative law go through a period of crisis?
1940s
In what document can comparative law be considered as positive law?
The Statute of the International Court of Justice, art. 38
Study Notes
Origins of Comparative Law
- Comparative law was born in the mid-19th century.
Founders of Comparative Law
- The founders of comparative law were Raymond Saleilles and Ernst Rabel.
Branches of Comparative Law
- Comparative law can be divided into micro-comparison (focusing on specific institutions or legal rules) and macro-comparison (focusing on entire legal systems).
Crisis in Comparative Law
- Comparative law went through a period of crisis in the 1970s.
Documentation of Comparative Law
- The document that considers comparative law as positive law is the European Union's Treaty of Amsterdam (1997).
Test your knowledge of comparative legal systems with this quiz based on the lecture by Prof.ssa Vittoria Barsotti. Learn about the origins of comparative law and its significance as a science and method. Delve into the history and development of comparative law from the International Congress of Comparative Law in Paris to its spread worldwide.
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