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Lochner In Europe: A Comment On Keith Whittington's Congress Before The Lochner Court Symposium: Lochner Centennial Conference, Daniela Caruso Jun 2005

Lochner In Europe: A Comment On Keith Whittington's Congress Before The Lochner Court Symposium: Lochner Centennial Conference, Daniela Caruso

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In 1904, St. Louis, Missouri was the place to go. In conjunction with its spectacular world's fair, the city also hosted the Universal Congress of Lawyers and Jurists, known in academic circles as the foundational event of American comparative law.1 Within a big screen entirely devoted to the Lochner2 centennial, this comment aims at opening a window on another centennial - the hundredth anniversary of comparative law in the United States.Though inspired by the Universal Congress, this comment does not partake in the celebratory spirit of anniversaries.3 Far from espousing a romanticized or universalist conception of comparative law, these pages …