Prof Dr Alexander Trunk Vorlesung Course Introduction to

Prof. Dr. Alexander Trunk Vorlesung / Course Introduction to Comparative Law and Unification of Law Einführung in die Rechtsvergleichung und Rechtsvereinheitlichung Summer term 2018 http: //www. eastlaw. uni-kiel. de

12. 04. 2018: Basic questions and structures of comparative law 19. 04. 2018 Structures (cont‘d) and Methods of comparative law 26. 04. 2018: Legal families (overview) 03. 05. 2018: German legal family (deutscher Rechtskreis) 17. 05. 2018: Anglo-American legal family 24. 05. 2018: Contract law 31. 05. 2018: Tort law (Deliktsrecht) 07. 06. 2018: Basic questions and structures of unification of law 14. 06. 2018: Methods of unification of law (date probably to be changed) 21. 06. 2018: Uniform sales law (CISG) 28. 06. 2018: Uniform law in other parts of the law of obligations, in particular: PICC 05. 07. 2018: Uniform credit security law 12. 07. 2018: Possibility to participate in conference on non-recognized states in private international law and international litigation 19. 07. 2018: Unification of the law of civil procedure

Tasks of comparative law • Scientific function • Forensic-practical function • Legislative function Problem of guiding interests and expected outcomes, in particular in case of „legal transplants“/processes of „reception“ of foreign law

Legal literature • Overview monographs (e. g. Zimmermann/Reimann, Zweigert/Kötz), „Casebooks“, introductions into the law of particular countries, comparative studies on specific topics • Law journals: e. g. British International and Comparative Law Quarterly, American Journal of Comparative Law, (German) Zeitschrift für vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft, (Austrian) Zeitschrift für Rechtsvergleichung, Revue internationale de droit comparé, … • Internet!! Lexis. Nexis, Westlaw, Hein. Online, Garant.

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Citation techniqe 1. German sources: as usual 2. Foreign sources: in principle according to the standards of the source country, e. g. laws in original title with date of adoption and entering into force, last amendment, official bulletin, auxiliary: Internet (last consulted on …). Example literature: Collins, L. , Some Aspects of Service out of the Jurisdiction, (1972) 21 ICLQ 656 (658 f. ) Example jurisprudence: Cass Civ, 4. 3. 1980, Bull Civ I Nr. 72

Jurisprudence in the field of comparative law • Jurisprudence in different countries as object of comparative research. Internet! Translation? • Foreign or comparative law in national or international jurisprudence: e. g. ECJ. „IPRspr. “ (German courts), law journals. • See also „IPG“ (expert opinions of German universities on foreign law) and comments on jurisprudence.

Veröffentlicht im Auftrag des Deutschen Rates für Internationales Privatrecht von Prof. Dr. h. c. Jürgen Basedow, Prof. Dr. Dagmar Coester-Waltjen und Prof. Dr. Heinz-Peter Mansel IPG – Gutachten zum internationalen und ausländischen Privatrecht

Institutions for comparative law • Universities • Research institutes (e. g. Max Planck Institutes) • Scientific and practitioners‘ associations • International organizations (e. g. UNCITRAL, Unidroit, EU)

Historical sketch • Aristoteles, Platon • Middle Ages: universalist legal orders • Modern Ages: natural law doctrine; rise of comparative law in the 19 th century: = Comparative law as an instrument of legal politics (e. g. AGHGB 1861) = 1846 Chair of comparative criminal law at Paris Sorbonne University = 1869 foundation of the Société de législation comparée = J. Story, W. Burge, W. Mittermaier, J. -J. Foelix • Intensive use of comparative law since mid 20 th century (UN suborganisations, EU and others).

Joseph Story Katharina Boele-Woelki Ernst Rabel René David President of Int‘l Academy of Comparative Law

Neighbouring disciplines • • • History of law Sociology of law Economic analysis of law Legal politics (e. g. unification of law) Private international law (including procedure) • Others, e. g. legal ethnology, legal philosophy

Methods of comparative law

Introductory example for comparative research Please compare sec. 823 of the German BGB with art. 1382 of the French Civil Code. BGB (Germany) Title 27 Torts - Section 823 BGB Liability in damages (1) A person who, intentionally or negligently, unlawfully injures the life, body, health, freedom, property or another right of another person is liable to make compensation to the other party for the damage arising from this. (2)The same duty is held by a person who commits a breach of a statute that is intended to protect another person. If, according to the contents of the statute, it may also be breached without fault, then liability to compensation only exists in the case of fault. Code Civil (France) - BOOK III: OF THE VARIOUS WAYS HOW OWNERSHIP IS ACQUIRED (arts. 711 to 2283) CHAPTER II. DELICTS AND QUASI-DELICTS Article 1382 Every act whatever of man that causes damage to another, obliges him by whose fault it occurred to repair it.

Basic elements of comparative research • Necessity: Cognizance of the foreign law. If possible work in original languages. Make use of legislative materials, Internet. Use neighbouring disciplines. • Object of comparative research: = Comparison of legal norms – comparison of legal practice = Macrocomparison - microcomparison: „Legal families (Rechtskreise)“ • Basic methodological approach: „functional“ analysis. Knowledge of one‘s own law as a precondition. Precaution with use of seemingly wellknown „own“ legal terms or legal structures.

Steps of comparison 1) Formulate the research question 2) Find the applicable legal norms or jurisprudence. Quote exactly! 3) Common elements 4) Differences 5) Which are the underlying (possibly diverging) values? 6) Make your own evaluation 7) Consequences, e. g. proposal de lege ferenda

Comparative analysis of case law • Finding the case or cases • Understanding the case • Interpreting the case from a comparative perspective