The goal of comparative analysis is to search for similarity and variance among units of analysis. Comparative research commonly involves the description and explanation of similarities and differences of conditions or outcomes among large-scale social units, usually regions, nations, societies, and cultures..
Development
Comparative Law in the broad sense is as old as law itself. In a narrower sense, Comparative Law became possible only when different legal systems were distinguished, especially with the rise of the state monopoly on lawmaking.
Historical and cultural comparisons
Thus comparative law may enable statesmen, diplomats, and jurists to understand foreign points of view, and it may frequently help to create better international understanding.
What is a comparative approach to legal history?
An 18th-century map of Europe, where, despite national boundaries, legal systems produced many similar legal innovations. Comparative approaches to legal history can help provide scholars with greater context behind contemporary laws and legal institutions.
Why is comparative elder law important?
Comparative law can be a powerful tool to both better understand one's own legal system and values while realizing that other legal options do exist. There are many recent examples of comparative elder law research.
When was the International Congress of Comparative Law held?
An important landmark in the development of modern comparative law was the International Congress of Comparative Law organized by the French Society of Comparative Legislation ( Société française de législation comparée) and held in Paris from July 31 to August 4 1900, during the Paris World Fair and the International Congress of Higher Education
Comparative law development
2001 paper by Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson on disease's effects on peripheral economies
The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development is a 2001 article written by Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson and published in American Economic Review. It is considered a seminal contribution to development economics through its use of European settler mortality as an instrumental variable of institutional development in former colonies. The theory proposed in the article is that Europeans only set up growth-inducing institutions in areas where the disease environment was favourable so that they could settle. In areas with unfavourable disease environments to Europeans, such as central Africa, they instead set up extractive institutions which persist to the present day and explain much of the variation in income across countries. Other theories explored in the article argue that it is the choices of institutions within the country that result in the effective and efficient use of resources in leading to the successful development of that country. Important issues with the data and analysis have been identified, causing some doubt as to the accuracy of these results.
