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COMPARATIVE LAW AND DEVELOPMENT

2023 Spring Term

Political Science 481

The purpose of this course on comparative law is to explore the main methodological traditions as well as their practical implications in comparing different legal institutions in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The first part of this course addresses the methodological preferences present at the inception of the discipline of comparative law at the turn of the twentieth century. It addresses the classic distinction between civil law and common law and between continental Europe and Anglo-American legal systems.

Other Requirements: PREREQ: THREE UNITS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE OR SOPHOMORE STANDING

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