LAW IN BOOKS, LAW AND REALITY: A COMPARATIVE LAW PERSPECTIVE Cover Image

ПРАВО У КЊИГАМА, ЗАКОНУ И СТВАРНОСТИ: УПОРЕДНОПРАВНИ ПОГЛЕД
LAW IN BOOKS, LAW AND REALITY: A COMPARATIVE LAW PERSPECTIVE

Author(s): Alan Watson
Subject(s): Civil Law, Sociology of Law
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Београду
Keywords: Comparative law; Legal doctrine; Legislation; Legal transplants;

Summary/Abstract: I consider myself a comparative legal historian and range widely over time and space. My interest is in private law. My general conclusions, developed over years, on law in society are three and are interconnected and are as follows. First Conclusion: Governments are not much interested in developing law especially not private law. They generally leave this to subordinate law makers to whom, however, they do not grant power to make law. Second Conclusion: Even when famous legislators emerge, they are seldom much interested in inserting a particular social message or even certainty into their laws.

  • Issue Year: 55/2007
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 5-18
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Serbian