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The Words Of Comparative Law, Olivier Moréteau
The Words Of Comparative Law, Olivier Moréteau
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While the word "comparative" refers to a cognitive and intellectual activity supposing that there are several elements to compare, the word "law" is used in the singular, as if law was to be compared to itself The whole phrase indicates that comparison takes place within the study of the law, but the use of the singular does not point to a pluralistic approach: what do we mean by law? Should we not talk about "comparing the laws" or "legal comparison"? With a reflection on the words of the law as a starting point, this paper visits the corpus of comparative …
Examining A Comparative Law Myth: Two Hundred Years Of Riparian Misconception, Andrea B. Carroll
Examining A Comparative Law Myth: Two Hundred Years Of Riparian Misconception, Andrea B. Carroll
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This article is a first step in an effort to critically examine - and to debunk - some of the myths that persist about the degree to which the common and civil law systems differ. Specifically, the article questions the validity of recent scholarly commentary suggesting that the primary differences between the systems can be found in their substantive legal rules or in their respective "spirits." A relatively narrow issue of riparian access perfectly highlights the problem. Nearly all of the high courts in the United States that have examined this particular riparian issue have chosen to adopt either the …
L'Estoppel Et La Protection De La Confiance Légitime: Eléments D'Un Renouveau Du Droit De La Responsabilité (Droit Anglais Et Droit Français), Olivier Moréteau
L'Estoppel Et La Protection De La Confiance Légitime: Eléments D'Un Renouveau Du Droit De La Responsabilité (Droit Anglais Et Droit Français), Olivier Moréteau
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When studied in its historical dimension, the English doctrine of estoppel does not anymore appear like a rule of evidence but like a rule of substantive law. It precludes a person from denying a representation he has made whenever another person has been detrimentally relying on the truth of this representation. Estoppel can then be featured as a key concept taking place at the core of the law of obligations, together with the notions of tort, contract, and restitution. Within this province of the law, judges protect the reliance of parties reasonably acting on the faith of other parties’ conduct …