comparative law

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Introduction
Historical development of comparative law
- Ancient roots of law
- Role of judges
- 19th-century beginnings
- International efforts
Methodological considerations in contemporary comparative law
- Microcomparison
- Macrocomparison
- Classification of families of law
Purposes of comparative law
- Historical and cultural comparisons
- Commercial uses
- Aid to national law
- Use in international law

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