TY - BOOK AU - Adams,Maurice AU - Bomhoff,J. TI - Practice and theory in comparative law SN - 9781107010857 (hardback) AV - K559 .P72 2012 U1 - 340.2 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Comparative law N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; TOC; 1. Comparing law: practice and theory M. Adams and J. Bomhoff; 2. Reflections on comparative law methodology - getting inside contract law C. Valcke; 3. From comparing 'precedent' to 'reasoning with previous decisions J. Komarek; 4. Comparing legal argument: between the 'internal perspective' and the 'logic of juridical functioning' J. Bomhoff; 5. In search of system neutrality: methodological issues in the drafting of European contract law rules G. Dannemann; 6. Comparative law and global regulatory convergence: the example of competition law D. J. Gerber; 7. Reflections on comparative method in European constitutional law M. Claes and M. de Visser; 8. Rethinking methods in European private law J. M. Smits; 9. Transnational comparisons: theory and practice of comparative law as a critique of global governance P. Zumbansen; 10. Comparative constitutional compliance: notes towards a research agenda F. Schauer; 11. Quantitative methods for comparative constitutional law A. Meuwese and M. Versteeg; 12. Comparisons in private patrimonial law: towards a bottom-up approach using (cross-cultural) behavioural economics J. De Coninck; 13. Against 'comparative method': explaining similarities and differences M. Adams and J. Griffiths; 14. Comparative law as an act of modesty: a pragmatic and realistic approach to comparative legal scholarship K. Lemmens; law N2 - A collection of essays exploring the gap between theory and practice in comparative legal studies UR - https://www.worldcat.org/title/practice-and-theory-in-comparative-law/oclc/932182083&referer=brief_results UR - http://lib.ewubd.edu/ebook/8421 ER -