Adapting legal cultures

Nelken, David and Feest, Johannes, eds. 2001. Adapting legal cultures. Oñati International Series in Law and Society, vol. 5. Oxford: Hart Publishing. 10.5040/9781472559166

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Abstract

This exciting collection looks at the theory and practice of legal borrowing and adaptation in different areas of the world: Europe,the USA and Latin America, S.E. Asia and Japan. Many of the contributors focus on fundamental theoretical issues. What are legal transplants? What is the role of the state in producing socio-legal change? What are the conditions of successful legal transfers? How is globalisation changing these conditions? Such problems are also discussed with reference to substantive and specific case studies. When and why did Japanese rules of product liability come into line with those of the EU and the USA? How and why did judicial review come late to the legal systems of Holland and Scandinavia? Why is the present wave of USA-influenced legal reforms in Latin Amercia apparently having more success than the previous round? How does competition between the legal and accountancy professions affect patterns of bankruptcy?

Item Type:	Book - edited
Book Type:	Edited Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Publisher:	Hart Publishing
ISBN:	9781841132921
Last Modified:	20 Feb 2026 16:13
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/43787

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