We are delighted to announce that the much-anticipated Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law is now available on Elgaronline. Launching with 60 entries, content will be added regularly over the coming months and entries will be fully cross-linked once the Encyclopedia is complete.
We've opened seven entries so you can discover more about this indispensable resource. Visit Elgaronline and recommend the digital edition of the Encyclopedia for your library.
Edited by Jan M. Smits, Maastricht University, the Netherlands, Jaakko Husa, University of Helsinki, Finland and Catherine Valcke, University of Toronto, Canada and Madalena Narciso, Legal Service, European Commission, Belgium
The Encyclopedia provides a unique collection of entries, written by authorities in their field, on the current state of this ever-emerging discipline. Entries provide unique insights into not only classical themes within the field but also expand the comparative method to many new topics – showing the way ahead for future scholarship. In addition, many topics are placed within a broader context, with attention given to aspects of social science, economics and anthropology.
Entries are alphabetically arranged, covering topical aspects of comparative law as well as country reports addressing the world’s most important jurisdictions. The Encyclopedia is an indispensable source of information for anyone dealing with comparative and international aspects of the law.
Key features:
- A comprehensive range of over 225 substantive entries
- Entries organised alphabetically for ease of navigation
- Fully cross-referenced
- Special focus on methods used in comparative scholarship
- Entries written by the world’s foremost scholars of comparative law
- World class editorial team
Free entries:
- Abortion, Rebecca J Cook and Bernard M Dickens
- Code Civil, Jean-Louis Halpérin
- Comparative Jurisprudence, William Ewald
- Consent in Criminal Law, Miriam Gur-Arye
- Equity in English Law, Stephen Waddams
- Hong Kong, Simon NM Young
- Jury Trial, Stephen C Thaman
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