Importance of Legal Transplants and Convergence
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What is the main focus of the book discussed in the text?

  • Horizontal legal transplants (correct)
  • Vertical legal transplants
  • Legal harmonization
  • Legal convergence
  • What is the relationship between legal convergence and harmonization according to the text?

  • Convergence is a subset of harmonization
  • They are the same thing
  • They are completely separate concepts
  • Harmonization is a subset of convergence (correct)
  • What is one reason a country may adopt a legal rule from another system through legal transplants?

  • To save time and money
  • To improve its image on the global stage
  • To benefit a specific domestic group
  • All of the above (correct)
  • What is the key distinction made in political science regarding law-making?

    <p>Input, paradigm, policy, legitimatory-rhetoric, outcome, and process convergence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between legal transplants and legal convergence according to the text?

    <p>Legal transplants can lead to legal convergence, but convergence can also occur without transplants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text say convergence refers to?

    <p>A trend of growing similarities between legal systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key reason why legal transplants and convergence are important today?

    <p>All legal traditions are now in contact with each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of legal transplants, what is the difference between a 'copy' and being 'inspired'?

    <p>A copy involves directly adopting a legal rule, while being inspired involves adapting the underlying policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some examples of objects that can be transplanted, beyond just legal rules?

    <p>Both legal ideas and elements of a country's legal culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a vertical legal transplant?

    <p>When a national law inspires an international or transnational rule</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of legal transplants, what might require further research?

    <p>Whether a copied legal rule is still functional in the new country</p> Signup and view all the answers

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