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The Story Of The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts: A Retrospective, Jayanth K. Krishnan Jan 2018

The Story Of The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts: A Retrospective, Jayanth K. Krishnan

Books & Book Chapters by Maurer Faculty

Can Western-based, English-speaking, common law commercial courts operate successfully in an environment that are not their own—such as in the Middle East? This question is not a simple thought experiment but rather the reality that has occurred since the mid-2000s in the Emirate of Dubai. This monograph recounts the history of how the ‘Dubai International Financial Centre Courts’ emerged. Drawing on extensive interviews with key stakeholders involved in the process, along with rich original documents as well as all of the Courts’ judgments, this narrative offers important lessons for those seeking to understand more fully the complex interplay of how …


Comparative Law: Problems And Prospects, Elisabeth Zoller, George A. Bermann, Patrick Glenn, Kim Lane Scheppele, Amr Shalakany, David V, Snyder Jan 2010

Comparative Law: Problems And Prospects, Elisabeth Zoller, George A. Bermann, Patrick Glenn, Kim Lane Scheppele, Amr Shalakany, David V, Snyder

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This is an edited transcript of the closing plenary session of the XVIIIth International Congress of Comparative Law. The session took place on Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Washington, D.C., at the conclusion of the week-long congress, which is held quadrennially by the International Academy of Comparative Law (Acadimie Internationale de Droit Compare). The remarks were given in a mix of French and English, but for ease of reading the transcript is almost entirely in English.


Prejudicial Publicity And The Fair Trial: A Comparative Examination Of American, English And Commonwealth Law, Addison C. Harris Memorial Lecture, Zelman Cowen Oct 1965

Prejudicial Publicity And The Fair Trial: A Comparative Examination Of American, English And Commonwealth Law, Addison C. Harris Memorial Lecture, Zelman Cowen

Indiana Law Journal

Address delivered on January 21, 1965 at Indianapolis, Indiana as an Addison C. Harris Memorial Lecture.


Whither Communist-Led Society? An Approach Through Property Law, John N. Hazard Jul 1964

Whither Communist-Led Society? An Approach Through Property Law, John N. Hazard

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Constitutional And Judicial Organization Of France And Germany And Some Comparisons Of The Civil Law And Common Law Systems, Joseph Dainow Oct 1961

The Constitutional And Judicial Organization Of France And Germany And Some Comparisons Of The Civil Law And Common Law Systems, Joseph Dainow

Indiana Law Journal

This article is based on lectures delivered at the International Faculty of Comparative Law in Luxembourg, August 1960


The Law Of Real Property In England And The United States: Some Comparisons, Francis R. Crane Apr 1961

The Law Of Real Property In England And The United States: Some Comparisons, Francis R. Crane

Indiana Law Journal

Address delivered at the Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, January 30, 1961, sponsored by the Indiana University School of Law as the first of the 1961 Addison C. Harris Memorial Lectures.


Government, Law And Courts In The Soviet Union And Eastern Europe, Edited By Vladimir Gsovski And Kazimierz Grzybowski, Jurij Fedynskyj Apr 1961

Government, Law And Courts In The Soviet Union And Eastern Europe, Edited By Vladimir Gsovski And Kazimierz Grzybowski, Jurij Fedynskyj

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Comparison Of Soviet And American Law, Harold J. Berman Jul 1959

The Comparison Of Soviet And American Law, Harold J. Berman

Indiana Law Journal

This article is from the lecture series, Problems in Comparative Law, delivered at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington in March and April, as the 1959 Addison C. Harris Memorial Lectures.


The Approach To German Law, Max Rheinstein Jul 1959

The Approach To German Law, Max Rheinstein

Indiana Law Journal

This article is from the lecture series, Problems in Comparative Law, delivered at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington in March and April, as the 1959 Addison C. Harris Memorial Lectures.


The Task Of Comparative Law In Common Law Systems, R. H. Graveson Jul 1959

The Task Of Comparative Law In Common Law Systems, R. H. Graveson

Indiana Law Journal

This article is from the lecture series, Problems in Comparative Law, delivered at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington in March and April, as the 1959 Addison C. Harris Memorial Lectures.


The Approach To French Law, Frederick H. Lawson Jul 1959

The Approach To French Law, Frederick H. Lawson

Indiana Law Journal

This article is from the lecture series, Problems in Comparative Law, delivered at the Indiana University School of Law in March and April, as the 1959 Addison C. Harris Memorial Lectures.


Codification Of The Law In Colonial Massachusetts: A Study In Comparative Law, George L. Haskins Oct 1954

Codification Of The Law In Colonial Massachusetts: A Study In Comparative Law, George L. Haskins

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.