Sir Basil Markesinis,QC, LL.D. (Cantab.) DCL (Oxon) D. Iur h.c. (Ghent, Paris I (Sorbonne) and Munich), is Professor of Common and Civil Law at University College London and Jamail Regents Chair at the University of Texas at Austin.

• AbbreviationsTable of Cases1. Reflections on the State of Comparative Law I: The Twilight of the Heroes1. Of Ghettoes and Smart Neighbourhoods2. Decline2. Reflections on the State of Comparative Law II: The Death of Heroes and the Era of Societal Needs1. The Emergence of a Strategy2. The Rabel Method Over Time3. Functional Specificity: More of the Same Medicine4. Old (Bad) Habits and New (Silly) Threats5. From Heroes to Movements of Contemporary Globalisation3. Spreading the Gospel (and the Name of the Evangelist)1. Aims to be Pursued2. Warnings and Caveats3. Some Raw Data4. Drawing the First Lessons5. The Situation in Germany6. The Case of South Africa7. A Postscript4. Foreign Law Inspiring National Law: Lessons from Greatorex v Greatorex1. The Theory Put into Practice2. The German Model3. The Application of the German Idea to Greatorex4. Unresolved Questions5. The American Dimension6. Some Tentative Conclusions5. The Focused Approach in Public Law1. Introduction2. A Study in Parallel3. The Reasoning of the Courts4. In Search of a Rapprochement5. Wider Conclusions6. Reflecting on the Future: An EpilogueAppendix 1: Correspondence Between Lord Atkin and Professor H C GutteridgeAppendix 2: The German ApproachAppendix 3: Databases SearchedIndex

...the book stands out as a deep moral demand, without cant or humbug or hypocrisy...In short, it is the perfect medium for beginners, practitioners, lecturers in comparative law, and for anyone seeking information, backup, or starting points, for a discussion about the utility of studying foreign law and developing an attractive comparative methodology. Guido Alpa International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol 55, Part 2 April 2006 [Markesini's] depiction both of the historical background and of future objectives is captivating. Professor Dr Graf von Bernstorff Aussenwirtschaftliche Praxis January 2005 This is an amusing, stimulating, and sometimes controversial work by an outstanding scholar. Professor Markesinis's book is clear, well documented and displays great learning There is no room for doubt that he has written an illuminating and sometimes provocative book, which will be found very rewarding by the large majority of those who purchase it. Frank Wooldridge International and Comparative Law Quarterly March 2004 The author provides a glowing insight, penetrative and sometimes caustic characterisation of some of the specialists of comparative law and their agendas Professor Dr Peter Schlechtriem Juristen Zeitung April 2005

Sir Basil Markesinis,QC, LL.D. (Cantab.) DCL (Oxon) D. Iur h.c. (Ghent, Paris I (Sorbonne) and Munich), is Professor of Common and Civil Law at University College London and Jamail Regents Chair at the University of Texas at Austin.

• AbbreviationsTable of Cases1. Reflections on the State of Comparative Law I: The Twilight of the Heroes1. Of Ghettoes and Smart Neighbourhoods2. Decline2. Reflections on the State of Comparative Law II: The Death of Heroes and the Era of Societal Needs1. The Emergence of a Strategy2. The Rabel Method Over Time3. Functional Specificity: More of the Same Medicine4. Old (Bad) Habits and New (Silly) Threats5. From Heroes to Movements of Contemporary Globalisation3. Spreading the Gospel (and the Name of the Evangelist)1. Aims to be Pursued2. Warnings and Caveats3. Some Raw Data4. Drawing the First Lessons5. The Situation in Germany6. The Case of South Africa7. A Postscript4. Foreign Law Inspiring National Law: Lessons from Greatorex v Greatorex1. The Theory Put into Practice2. The German Model3. The Application of the German Idea to Greatorex4. Unresolved Questions5. The American Dimension6. Some Tentative Conclusions5. The Focused Approach in Public Law1. Introduction2. A Study in Parallel3. The Reasoning of the Courts4. In Search of a Rapprochement5. Wider Conclusions6. Reflecting on the Future: An EpilogueAppendix 1: Correspondence Between Lord Atkin and Professor H C GutteridgeAppendix 2: The German ApproachAppendix 3: Databases SearchedIndex

...the book stands out as a deep moral demand, without cant or humbug or hypocrisy...In short, it is the perfect medium for beginners, practitioners, lecturers in comparative law, and for anyone seeking information, backup, or starting points, for a discussion about the utility of studying foreign law and developing an attractive comparative methodology. Guido Alpa International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol 55, Part 2 April 2006 [Markesini's] depiction both of the historical background and of future objectives is captivating. Professor Dr Graf von Bernstorff Aussenwirtschaftliche Praxis January 2005 This is an amusing, stimulating, and sometimes controversial work by an outstanding scholar. Professor Markesinis's book is clear, well documented and displays great learning There is no room for doubt that he has written an illuminating and sometimes provocative book, which will be found very rewarding by the large majority of those who purchase it. Frank Wooldridge International and Comparative Law Quarterly March 2004 The author provides a glowing insight, penetrative and sometimes caustic characterisation of some of the specialists of comparative law and their agendas Professor Dr Peter Schlechtriem Juristen Zeitung April 2005

Sir Basil Markesinis,QC, LL.D. (Cantab.) DCL (Oxon) D. Iur h.c. (Ghent, Paris I (Sorbonne) and Munich), is Professor of Common and Civil Law at University College London and Jamail Regents Chair at the University of Texas at Austin.

• AbbreviationsTable of Cases1. Reflections on the State of Comparative Law I: The Twilight of the Heroes1. Of Ghettoes and Smart Neighbourhoods2. Decline2. Reflections on the State of Comparative Law II: The Death of Heroes and the Era of Societal Needs1. The Emergence of a Strategy2. The Rabel Method Over Time3. Functional Specificity: More of the Same Medicine4. Old (Bad) Habits and New (Silly) Threats5. From Heroes to Movements of Contemporary Globalisation3. Spreading the Gospel (and the Name of the Evangelist)1. Aims to be Pursued2. Warnings and Caveats3. Some Raw Data4. Drawing the First Lessons5. The Situation in Germany6. The Case of South Africa7. A Postscript4. Foreign Law Inspiring National Law: Lessons from Greatorex v Greatorex1. The Theory Put into Practice2. The German Model3. The Application of the German Idea to Greatorex4. Unresolved Questions5. The American Dimension6. Some Tentative Conclusions5. The Focused Approach in Public Law1. Introduction2. A Study in Parallel3. The Reasoning of the Courts4. In Search of a Rapprochement5. Wider Conclusions6. Reflecting on the Future: An EpilogueAppendix 1: Correspondence Between Lord Atkin and Professor H C GutteridgeAppendix 2: The German ApproachAppendix 3: Databases SearchedIndex

...the book stands out as a deep moral demand, without cant or humbug or hypocrisy...In short, it is the perfect medium for beginners, practitioners, lecturers in comparative law, and for anyone seeking information, backup, or starting points, for a discussion about the utility of studying foreign law and developing an attractive comparative methodology. Guido Alpa International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol 55, Part 2 April 2006 [Markesini's] depiction both of the historical background and of future objectives is captivating. Professor Dr Graf von Bernstorff Aussenwirtschaftliche Praxis January 2005 This is an amusing, stimulating, and sometimes controversial work by an outstanding scholar. Professor Markesinis's book is clear, well documented and displays great learning There is no room for doubt that he has written an illuminating and sometimes provocative book, which will be found very rewarding by the large majority of those who purchase it. Frank Wooldridge International and Comparative Law Quarterly March 2004 The author provides a glowing insight, penetrative and sometimes caustic characterisation of some of the specialists of comparative law and their agendas Professor Dr Peter Schlechtriem Juristen Zeitung April 2005