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2001

Comparative and Foreign Law

Comparative Law

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Globalization And Legal Knowledge: Implications For Comparative Law, David J. Gerber Jan 2001

Globalization And Legal Knowledge: Implications For Comparative Law, David J. Gerber

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Sculpting The Agenda Of Comparative Law: Ernst Rabel And The Façade Of Language, David J. Gerber Jan 2001

Sculpting The Agenda Of Comparative Law: Ernst Rabel And The Façade Of Language, David J. Gerber

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The Correction Of Wrongful Convictions: A Comparative Perspective, Lissa Griffin Jan 2001

The Correction Of Wrongful Convictions: A Comparative Perspective, Lissa Griffin

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This Article analyzes the different modes in which two facially similar adversarial systems remedy wrongful convictions. Part I briefly examines the origins of wrongful convictions in both England and the United States. Part II describes the appellate processes in the two countries for correcting wrongful convictions. Part III addresses the processes for correcting wrongful convictions after the appellate processes have been completed. Part IV critiques the English process and examines whether aspects of that process may be carried over to the United States.

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What's So Special About American Law?, William Ewald Jan 2001

What's So Special About American Law?, William Ewald

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Lawyers Without Frontiers - A View From Germany, Martin Henssler, Laurel S. Terry Jan 2001

Lawyers Without Frontiers - A View From Germany, Martin Henssler, Laurel S. Terry

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This article addresses the effect in Germany of the globalization of legal services. The first section of the article consists of reflections about the development of the German legal market in the past decade and how this development has been influenced by Anglo-Saxon law firms from the U.S. and England. The second section of this paper provides a more detailed analysis of the legal framework that governs the practice of foreign lawyers in Germany will follow. The third section of this paper addresses the issue of Multi-Disciplinary-Practices between lawyers and accountants. These MDPs are forbidden almost everywhere in the world …

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