Judicial recourse to foreign law : a new source of inspiration?
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Bibliographic Information
Judicial recourse to foreign law : a new source of inspiration?
(University of Texas at Austin studies in foreign and transnational law / Sir Basil Markesinis, Jörg Fedtke, general editors)
UCL Press , Published in the USA by Routledge Cavendish, 2006
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-396) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Accessible and clearly structured, this is the first book to include examinations of public and private law in the discussion about access to foreign laws. With commentaries by an international collection of leading judges in the field, it looks at the practice in a range of countries spread across the globe.
In jurisprudence an exchange of ideas is essential, as there is no monopoly of wisdom. Legal convergence is particularly beneficial to both public law, as constitution building is done in so many parts of the world, and to commercial law, where enhanced communication, trade and information mean that people have to work more closely together. This book:
examines the theme of judicial mentality and how it helps or hinders recourse to foreign ideas
raises and addresses the dangers that accompany comparative law and judicial creativity
looks at the practice in America, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Israel, South Africa and at the European Court of Justice.
Ideal for practitioners and academics, it is an essential read for those working in or studying jurisprudence at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Setting the Scene 2. A Quick Glance at Seven Jurisdictions 3. When Should Such Dialogue Take Place? 4. Dangers and Obstacles to the Use of Foreign Law 5. Mental Disposition as a Factor Impeding Recourse to Foreign Law 6. Conclusions. Postscript. Judicial Commentaries
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