Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law

Edited by Jan M. Smits, Professor of Private Law, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University, the Netherlands, Jaakko Husa, Professor in Law and Globalisation, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland, Catherine Valcke, Full Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, Canada and Madalena Narciso is a Member of the Legal Service of the European Commission, Belgium

• Contents: AbortionRebecca J Cook and Bernard M DickensAccess to JusticeStefan WrbkaAccident CompensationMichael G FaureAdministrative CourtsYseult MariqueAdministrative LawHanns Peter NehlAdversarial and Inquisitorial ProcessAmalia D KesslerAgency and RepresentationHendrik Verhagen andLaura MacgregorAims of Comparative LawH Patrick GlennAlternative Dispute ResolutionAnna NylundAmerican LawRalf MichaelsAmerican Law InstituteMichael D Green and Christopher JRobinetteAnimal LawVisa AJ KurkiArbitrationStefan M KröllArgentinaMartín HeviaArtificial Intelligence LawMireille HildebrandtAssignmentBrigitta LurgerAustriaEva MichelerBelgiumEric DirixBiodiversityJan Wouters and Estelle ValentineIrambonaBrazilBruno VieiraCanadaMichelle CumynCanon LawPaolo Astorri and Wim DecockCausa and ConsiderationJames Gordley and Hao JiangChannel IslandsPhilip Bailhache and Duncan FairgrieveChildren’s RightsAtagün Kejanlioglu and Shauna Van PraaghChileRodrigo Momberg and Gonzalo SeverinChinaAlbert HY ChenChoice of LawSymeon C SymeonidesCitizenshipRayner ThwaitesCivil ProcedureCH (Remco) van Rhee and Remme VerkerkClimate Change LawDaniel FarberCode CivilJean-Louis HalpérinCodificationHeikki PihlajamäkiColonialism and LawShane ChalmersComityRoxana BanuCommercial RegulationLuke NottageCommon Core ProjectsMatthias E StormeCommon LawGeoffrey SamuelComparative International LawWilliam E ButlerComparative JurisprudenceWilliam EwaldComparative Law and EconomicsRaffaele CaterinaComparative Legal AnthropologyJames AR NafzigerComparative Legal EducationFiona CownieComparative Legal HistoryAgustín PariseComparative Legal LinguisticsHeikki ES MattilaConsent in ContractsCatherine ValckeConsent in Criminal LawMiriam Gur-AryeConstitutionDavid SchneidermanConstitutional Court (Germany)Michaela HailbronnerConstitutional CourtsSujit ChoudhryConstruction LawEvelien BruggemanConsumer CreditIain RamsayConsumer ProtectionStephen WeatherillCopyright LawPatrick MasiyakurimaCorruptionMariana Moto PradoCosmopolitanismPavlos EleftheriadisCosts in Civil ProceedingsCatherine PichéCour de cassationJean-Louis HalpérinCourt of Justice of the European UnionAnthony ArnullCOVID-19 and Contract LawMarta Santos Silva and Tomàs Gabriel García-MicóCriminal Law and Criminal ProcedureThomas WeigendCritical Approaches to Comparative LawGünter Frankenberg and Fernanda G NicolaCzech RepublicBohumil HavelDamages (in Tort)Siewert D Lindenbergh and Marnix R HeblyDeath PenaltyAndrew NovakDemocracyTom Gerald DalyDenmarkSune KlingeDisability LawAndrea BroderickEmergency PowersPasquale PasquinoEnergy LawKim TalusEngland and WalesWilliam Bull and Damian SmithEnvironmental LawMarjan PeetersEpistemology and Comparative LawGeoffrey SamuelEquity in English LawStephen Waddams EstoppelJennifer NadlerEuropean Civil CodeNils Jansen and Lukas RademacherEuropean Court of Human RightsJanneke GerardsEuropean Small Jurisdictions (Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco)Marcus GaldiaEuropean Union Law and Comparative LawJuha RaitioEuthanasia LawMaurice AdamsExceptionalismHelge Dedek and Henry CoomesExpressivismGary Jeffrey JacobsohnExtraterritorialityCarlos M VázquezFamilyRégine TremblayFiduciary DutyLionel SmithFinlandPia Letto-VanamoFranceBénédicte Fauvarque-Cosson and Alice FournierFreedom of SpeechGrzegorz J BlicharzGerman LawHelge Dedek and Martin J SchermaierGiftRichard HylandGlobal LawEric Tjong Tjin TaiGlobalizationJaakko HusaGreeceEugenia DacoroniaHindu LawWerner MenskiHong KongSimon NM YoungHuman Rights LawMenno T KammingaHungaryBalázs Fekete, András Jakab and Attila MenyhárdIcelandBjörg ThorarensenIndiaAparna ChandraInsolvency LawBob Wessels and Paul OmarInsurance LawHerman CousyInternational Academy of Comparative LawKatharina Boele-Woelki and Diego Fernández ArroyoInternational Court of JusticeRobert KolbInternational FinanceJan Dalhuisen(International) Investment LawGeorgios DimitropoulosInterpretation of ContractsJacques H HerbotsIrelandDavid KennyIslamic LawMohammad FadelIsraelGabriela ShalevItalyBarbara PozzoJapanese LawMasaki Abe and Luke NottageJewish LawBenjamin PoratJudicial ActivismTheunis RouxJudicial ReviewErin F Delaney and Rosalind DixonJury TrialStephen C ThamanLabour LawUlla LiukkunenLaïcitéFrançois Saint BonnetLanguage RightsMarcus GaldiaLatviaAleksandrs FillersLaw and ArtEmily GouldLaw and DevelopmentJedidiah J KronckeLaw and GenderRoxanne Mykitiuk and Joshua DM ShawLaw in North African Countries:Tunisia, Algeria, MoroccoTachfine Baida and Baudouin DupretLaw of the Sea and International Maritime LawYouri van LogchemLegal CapacityLaurence Francoz TerminalLegal CultureDavid NelkenLegal FamiliesJaakko HusaLegal FormantsAntonio Gambaro and Michele GraziadeiLegal History and Comparative LawViola Heutger and Eltjo SchrageLegal OrientalismThomas CoendetLegal OriginsMathias SiemsLegal PersonalityJonas-Sébastien BeaudryLegal PluralismMichael Palmer and Ling ZhouLegal ReasoningJaap HageLegal StylePéter CserneLegal Theory and Comparative LawFrederick SchauerLegal TranslationGerard-René de Groot and Conrad JP van LaerLegislation, Legisprudence and Comparative LawIttai Bar-Siman-Tov and Helen XanthakiLex MercatoriaAntti P SalonenLithuaniaLaura ŠlepaitėLuxembourgPascal AncelMacro ComparisonMark Van HoeckeMaltaJustin Borg Barthet andAnthony E Borg BarthetMargin of Appreciation (ECHR)Maija DahlbergMarriageMarsha GarrisonMauritiusAH AngeloMedical MalpracticeLara Khoury and Ma’n H ZawatiMethodologies for Comparative LawEsin ÖrücüMistakeGerhard LubbeMixed JurisdictionsVernon Valentine PalmerMontenegroMarko Novaković and Luka BreneselovićNationality LawGerard-René de Groot and Luuk van der BaarenThe NetherlandsJan M SmitsNigeriaAbdulmumini A ObaNordic LawDitlev TammNorthern IrelandBrice DicksonNorwaySören KochObligationStéphane SérafinOffer and Acceptance Inter AbsentesFranco FerrariOmbudsmanAlberto CastroPakistanMartin LauPassenger RightsVincenzo Zeno-ZencovichPatrimonyAlexandra PopoviciPension LawYves StevensPersonal and Real SecurityJHM (Sjef ) van ErpPersonality RightsJohann NeethlingPeruRaul F ZuñigaPlea BargainingBertrand Perrin and Pascal de PreuxPolandMichał GondekPortugalMadalena NarcisoPrecedentRaimo SiltalaPrivacy and Data ProtectionHerke KranenborgPrivate International LawHoratia Muir WattProduct LiabilityGeraint HowellsProperty and Real RightsJ Michael MiloProportionalityJacco BomhoffPublic LawJacques ZillerPublic ProcurementSarah Schoenmaekers and Christopher YukinsPunitive DamagesSolène RowanQuantitative Methods in Comparative LawRyan WhalenQuébecRosalie JukierReferendumMarkku SuksiRegionalismVito BredaRegulation of Online PlatformsMarta Cantero GamitoReligious CourtsMark Hill KCReligious RightsIoanna TourkochoritiRemedies for Breach of ContractMarco TorselloRoman Law and Comparative Law: A Tale of Two DisciplinesPaul J du PlessisRomaniaCatalina GoantaRule of Law and GlobalizationMauro BussaniRule of Law, TheGerald J PostemaRussian LawWilliam E ButlerSaudi ArabiaDominik KrellScots LawHector L MacQueenSeparation of PowersWilliam PartlettSingaporeMaartje de VisserSloveniaMaja Brkan, Maja Planinšič and Hana ŠerbecSocial SecurityFrans PenningsSoft LawMariolina Eliantonio and EmiliaKorkea-ahoSouth AfricaJacques du PlessisSouth KoreaYoungjoon KwonSoviet LawWilliam E ButlerSpainAntoni VaquerStrict LiabilityAlexandru Daniel OnSubjective Right(s)Helge DedekSupervening Events and Force MajeureMartin Schmidt-KesselSupreme Court of the United StatesBenjamin B JohnsonSwedenRolf DotevallSwitzerlandPascal PichonnazTaiwanWei-Chung LinTertium comparationisUwe KischelTort LawUlrich MagnusTrademarksIrene CalboliTransfer of Movable PropertyLars van VlietTransnational Criminal LawValsamis MitsilegasTrespassPaula GilikerTrust LawMarius J de WaalTurkeyZ Derya TarmanUltra ViresGeneviève CartierUNIDROIT and UNCITRALLuca Castellani and Anna VenezianoUnited Kingdom Supreme CourtJames LeeUnjustified EnrichmentDaniel VisserVenice CommissionIain CameronVietnamJohn GillespieWater RightsJill RobbieWhistleblowingVigjilenca AbaziWorld Trade OrganizationWilliam J Davey

’With its three volumes, the readers hold in their hands in many respects a commanding overview of everything going on in comparative law, ably edited and unparalleled in scope. [...] This impressive and well-written encyclopedia is for scholars without a doubt a reference work to return to repeatedly.’