Are Legal Systems Converging or Diverging? Lessons from Contemporary Crises /
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| Summary: | XI, 347 p. text |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2024.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38180-5 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Convergence and divergence in times of crisis
- Part I: Conceptual and theoretical perspectives
- Terminology
- The concept of legal convergence
- Resisting legal convergence
- Part II: Thematic and jurisdictional case studies 1: private law
- Bankruptcy law in the United States
- Labour law in the United Kingdom
- Consumer law in Ghana
- Family and child law in Chile
- Contract law in Germany
- Part III: Thematic and jurisdictional case studies 2: public law
- Environmental law in China
- Healthcare law in Denmark
- Immigration law in Russia
- Social rights in Australia
- Part IV: Convergence and divergence in context
- Harmonisation and European integration in times of crisis
- International judicial cooperation in times of crisis
- The influence of binding international instruments on domestic laws in times of crisis
- The role of soft law in times of crisis
- Part V: Concluding comments
- Conclusion: Are legal systems converging or diverging?.