The English Legal Tradition: Its Sources and history. By Henri Lévy-Ullmann, Professor of Comparative Law in the Univeristy of Paris. Translated from the French by M. Mitchell and revised and edited by Frederic M. Goadby, D.C.L., with a foreword by Sir W. S. Holdsworth, Vinerian Professor in English Law, University of Oxford. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd.1935. lvi and 383 pp. (16s. net.)

The law and legal system of Mauritius are an unusual hybrid and a remarkable instance of comparative law in action. As a consequence of its history, as an overseas possession of France from 1715 to 1810 and as a British colony from 1814 until it achieved independence within the Commonwealth in 1968, its law and legal system reflect the legal traditions of both its former colonial rulers. In general terms, Mauritian private law is based on the French Code Civil while public law and commercial law are based on English law: an example of what has recently been labelled a “bi-systemic legal system”. The Constitution, a version of the Westminster export model, was originally monarchical. It was amended in 1991 and Mauritius became a republic within the Commonwealth in 1992.

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REVIEW OF THE BOOK “SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN LEGISLATION” (monograph. 7 th ed., revised and supplemented. S. E. Naryshkin, T. Y. Khabrieva, A. I. Abramova, etc.; еditors-in-chief T. Y. Khabrieva, Y. A. Tikhomirov; the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation. Moscow, 2015. 544 p.)

Journal of Foreign Legislation and Comparative Law ◽

10.12737/19217 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 0-0 ◽

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Author(s):

Жерар Марку ◽

Zherar Marku

Keyword(s):

Russian Federation ◽

Western Europe ◽

Comparative Law ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Scientific Concept ◽

Legal Tradition ◽

Fundamental Research ◽

Russian Law ◽

The Government

The review sets out the opinion of a French lawyer with respect to the fundamental research prepared by a team of scientists from the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of Russian Federation. It is noted that the monograph contains not only a detailed analysis of the legal framework but also proposals aimed at improving the quality of the Russian legal system. The publication is also aimed at solving problems in the context of the reform of the Russian law and is a doctrinal contribution to the renewal of the Russian legislation. It is emphasized that the study reflects changes in the administrative law and process in Russia which are very similar to the events in Western Europe. Emphasis is laid on the Russian legal approaches which are not used in the Western European legal tradition, but deserve more attention on the part of foreign colleagues.

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Häcker, Prof. Birke, (born 1977), Linklaters Professor of Comparative Law, University of Oxford, since 2016; Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, since 2016

10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.286338 ◽

2016 ◽

Keyword(s):

Comparative Law ◽

University Of Oxford

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