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This volume examines the use of comparative law by courts, providing a general survey of the frequency and methods of a comparative recourse to foreign law by courts, describing both the methods of such recourse and the typical fields in which it is undertaken.
List of contents
Part One: General Report. The Use of Comparative Law by Courts; U. Drobnig. Part Two: National Reports. Australia. The use of Comparative Law by Courts: Australian Courts at the Crossroads; Jianfu Chen. Canada (I). The Use of Comparative Law by Common Law Courts in Canada; H.P. Glenn. Canada (II). L'utilisation du droit compare par les Tribunaux -- Rapport Canadien; P. Viau. European Union. L'utilisation de la methode comparative par la cour de justice des communautes europeennes; C.N. Kakouris. France. L'utilisation du droit compare par les Tribunaux -- Rapport Francais; R. Legeais. Germany. The Use of Foreign Law by German Courts; U. Drobnig. Greece. L'utilisation du droit compare par les tribunaux helleniques; P. Agallopoulou, C. Deliyanni-Dimitrakou. Iceland. Application of a Comparative Method by Icelandic Courts; H.E. Sigurbjornsson. Israel. The Use of Comparative Law by Israeli Courts; R. Sanilevici. Japan. The Use of Foreign Law by Courts in Japan; K. Nishino. Luxembourg. Le recours, par les jurisdictions luxembourgeoises, aux techniques du droit compare dans l'interpretation et l'application du droit luxembourgeois; M. Elvinger. Netherlands. The Use of the Comparative Law Method by the Judiciary -- Dutch National Report; J.H.M. van Erp. United Kingdom. Comparative Law in British Courts; E. Orucu. United States of America (I). The Use of Comparative Law by American Courts; D.S. Clark. United States of America (II). The Use of Comparative Law by Courts; A.A. Levasseur, with the assistance of M. Hebert.
