scholarly journals Dimensions of precedent: a methodology to understand the doctrine of precedent

Perspectivas ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-107
Author(s):  
Florencia S. Ratti Mendaña ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Adequate Understanding

This article evidences multiple ways in which judicial precedent is used in different legal systems. It shows that: a) precedent is currently used, one way or another, in every legal system but its use differs in each legal system and frequently it is used differently even between courts of the same legal system; b) a comparative analysis under the methodology hereby proposed would provide useful tools in order to address how to “treat like cases alike”. The main aim of this research is to set the conceptual framework for an adequate understanding and study of the doctrine of precedent. To do this, some dimensions of the doctrine of precedent will be added to those enumerated by Michele Taruffo and analyzed not only theoretically, but also under concrete examples of how they work in different legal systems —both of common law and civil law.

scholarly journals Perspectives and obstacles of the shareholder activism implementation: A comparative analysis of civil and common law systems

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 520-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khurram Parvez Raja ◽  
Alex Kostyuk
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Shareholder Activism ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Uk

The paper outlines shareholder activism development in common law and civil law countries and identifies features of these legal systems that create preconditions and obstacles for shareholder activism. Our findings show that tendencies of shareholder activism depend on the type of the legal system, but also vary within the countries that share the same legal system. Thus, we conclude that the type of legal system is not the chief determinant of shareholder activism. A comparative analysis of shareholder activism in Germany and Ukraine (civil law countries) and the USA and the UK (common law countries) shows that the system of domestic corporate regulation, development of the stock market, companies’ capitalization and corporate governance influence the development of shareholder activism in equal measure.

scholarly journals The Transplant of Trusts in Different Legal Jurisdictions: The Example of China

Global Jurist ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Terranova
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Original Model ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
Legal Institution ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Trust Law

AbstractLegal transplants are considered a significant factor in the evolution of legal systems. One example of transplant of a legal institution through its prestige is the diffusion of the trust from the English legal system to other common law systems and to many civil law countries. One of these is China that in 2001 enacted the Trust Law of the People’s Republic of China. This paper wants to analyse the trust under the Trust Law and to compare it with the original model in the English legal system, understanding how far or how close it is from the original one.

scholarly journals Transfer of Risk of Loss in Turkish Law and International Treaties

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almıla Özkan ◽  
Ayşe Sena Aksakallı
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Vienna Convention ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Law System ◽  
Common Law System ◽  
The Way

The risk of loss refers to the value of the goods that were damaged or destroyed without responsibilities of any party. While the matter of risk of loss differs from legal systems to legal systems, it has been subject to international treaties as well. In Turkish legal system, the abrogated Code of Obligation and Turkish Code of Obligations have different features in terms of transfer of risk of loss. According to abrogated Code of Obligation, the buyer is responsible for the value of the damaged goods as soon as the parties sign the contract. In Turkish Code of Obligations, the seller bears the risk of loss until the delivery of goods or registration. Turkish Code of Obligation is compatible with civil law. And abrogated Code of Obligation is compatible with common law system. There are rules regarding transfer of risk of loss in many international treaties. By the way, it must be stated that rules of transfer of risk of loss in Vienna Convention are compatible with Turkish Code of Obligations.

Judicial Oversight of Procedural Fairness and Propriety in Europe: Diversity Within Commonality

2021 ◽  
pp. 339-366
Author(s):  
Giacinto della Cananea
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Common Core ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Judicial Independence ◽  
Procedural Fairness ◽  
Administrative Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
The Common ◽  
Initial Focus

This chapter explores the common and distinctive elements that emerge from the comparative analysis of legal systems, in terms of commonality and diversity in administrative law. It begins by outlining the main institutional features of the legal systems selected for the comparison, with an initial focus on the idea of a 'divide' between civil law and common law. The two important features of the legal systems examined in this book include judicial independence and judicial specialization. The chapter then discusses the procedural requirements at the heart of the factual analysis. It concludes by reflecting on the relevance and significance of this analysis for the general enquiry concerning the common core of European administrative laws.

scholarly journals Attribution of Liability among Multiple Tortfeasors under Negligence Law: Causation in Iran and England

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
Elyas Noee ◽  
Mohammad Noee ◽  
Azadeh Mehrpouyan
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Tort Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Law System ◽  
Common Law System ◽  
Negligence Law ◽  
Civil Law System

“Causation” possesses a considerable place in tort law of Iran and England particularly in the field of Negligence law. Existing differences in legal systems of Iran (as a Civil Law system) and England (as a Common Law system) make find a common perspective difficult to study causation but possible. This research focuses to compare causation in cases where more than one tortfeasors is involved in inflicting damage by negligence. This study also attempts to recognize differences and similarities between Iran and England in order to resolve ambiguities in Iran legal system through England legal system. The study was conducted in three sections including tortfeasors’ indenpendancy, tortfeasors’ contribution, and tortfeasors’ separate impact. This paper reports respectively: in case of tortfeasor independency, Iran law admits jointly and severally liability while England law offers a variety of approaches in various cases; in case of tortfeasors’ contribution, each tortfeasor is liable according to its effect on causing damage with few exceptions; and in case of tortfeasors’ separate impact, per tortfeasor is liable for inflicted damage which is only from oneself side. The results show England law can be considered to filling legal gap of Iran law regarding present identified differences and similarities.

The Influences of Common Law on the Brazilian New Code of Civil Procedure

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-180
Author(s):  
Lucas Alves Edmundo Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
English Language ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
The Other ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The World

AbstractMost legal scholars assume that there are only two “families” of legal systems in the world: common law and civil law. Briefly, common law is applied in all countries that speak the English language and has its origination from the “habits of society.” On the other hand, civil law is applied just about everywhere else, with a few exceptions, such as in tribal law areas, jurisdictions that follow Islamic law, and a few other smaller legal systems. Brazil's New Code of Civil Procedure was promulgated in 2015 and brought innovations to Brazilian law. Elements of common law were incorporated into the Brazilian legal system, particularly that of using precedent. The application of common law elements in Brazilian law is being studied by various legal specialists. This present study explains how common law can be applied in civil law jurisdictions, similar to the way it is being adapted and applied in Brazil.

Creditor Protection in Succession Law: a Comparative Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-290
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Murga Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Creditor Protection ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Conflicting Interests

The transfer of the deceased's debts is a common consequence that arises from the phenomenon of succession in both civil and common law legal systems. In this respect, a number of conflicting interests are at stake: namely, the interest of the beneficiaries that need to be balanced against the interests of the different groups of creditors (the ones of the estate and those of the beneficiaries). Common law legal systems are generally considered as the most creditor friendly, for beneficiaries only receive the residue once the estate is fully wound up. By contrast, civil law legal systems are characterised by the dogma of fusion of patrimonies, where the estate is fused with the beneficiary's patrimony. Taking these aspects into account, the article analyses how creditors’ interests are protected in the most representative European succession laws, with a view to identifying the merits and shortcomings of each of these models.

scholarly journals Comparison Of Legal System: Islamic Law System, Civil Law, and Common Law

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2-1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asasriwarnia Asasriwarnia ◽  
M. Jandra
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Law System ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
History Of ◽  
Wide Definition

This paper will discuss the comparison of Islamic legal system, civil law, and common law. Knowing the comparison is important. This method is very appropriate considering that the legal system has its own character and scope. The questions of this study are: (1) how is the comparison concept of legal systems; (2) how was the comparison of legal systems’ source; (3) how was the comparison of its history and (4) the comparative material of law content. The purpose of this study is to reveal the concepts of legal systems comparison; the comparison of its source, history and the material comparison of law system’s content. This study use normative legal method. The results of this study are: (1) the concept of legal system comparison is defined by the similarities and difference on the collection of law elements. The needs of legal systems comparison are grouped into scientific needs and practical needs; (2) the comparison of legal system source is that the source of Islamic legal system, civil law, and common law has similarity in the effort of legal discovery. (3) The comparison of the history of legal system have similarities in growth and development influenced by the traditions of human life from one generation to the next generation in wide definition. (4) Comparison of the content of law system have similarities that all aspects of human life is generally regulated by law. In this context Islamic law is comprehensively regulate various aspects of human life including the relationship with the universe, the Lord and the hereafter.

Comparative Law and the Study of Mixed Legal Systems

2006 ◽  
pp. 476-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Comparative Law ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Legal Development ◽  
European Context ◽  
The Common

Legal systems generally are ‘mixed’ in the sense that they have been influenced by a variety of other systems. However, this label traditionally is only attached to those systems which represent a mix between the common law and the civilian tradition. This article focuses on what studies of mixed legal systems reveal about the broader comparative themes of the classification of legal systems, whether and how borrowing can take place, the quality of the law to which borrowing gives rise, the connection between civil law and the common law in the European context, and the role which language can play in comparative analysis and legal development.

scholarly journals Rhodian law as a prototype of the claim for damage

2019 ◽  
pp. 203-215
Author(s):  
Beata J. Kowalczyk
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Roman Law ◽  
Classical Period ◽  
Preventive Behavior ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
General Average

The doctrine of Rhodian law of jettison has a long history in Roman law and has been inherited by numerous legal systems of today. during the pre-classical period of Roman law, Rhodian law was incorporated in the Roman legal system, and probably it was implied in all contracts of carrying goods by sea. Rhodian law was also a prototype of a claim for damage suffered in another person’s interests in Polish civil law. The Author presents the origin of general average, the reasons of the introduction of this regulation, as well as its function in roman law and Polish civil law. The article explores the premises of the regulation and provides its comparative analysis. Art. 438 of the Polish Civil Code of 1964 is rarely used in practice due to many competing actions that can be taken by suffered persons. From the point of view of the purpose of this regulation, the most important is to encourage third parties to intervene in the interests of others, which is desirable preventive behavior that can be recognized as a quasi- preventive remedy and is necessary in today’s society.

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