Advanced Introduction to Comparative Legal Methods (Elgar Advanced Introductions series)

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

 
Drawing on historical, normative, theoretical, and economic methodologies, Pier Giuseppe Monateri offers a fresh critical analysis of various dimensions of comparative law methods. Comprehensive and engaging with a multidisciplinary approach, this Advanced Introduction spans the fields of comparative legal studies, law and finance and global law.

 
Key features include:

 
• uses analysis of current issues to offer a genuinely advanced perspective
• use of theory for evaluating methods and approaches in comparative law
• a comprehensive treatment of the main themes and approaches in comparative law discussions.

 
This insightful Advanced Introduction will be an excellent resource for both law students and scholars alike.  It will also be a useful guide for those working in international law, as well as law clerks and legal advisors.

Professor Emeritus, Kent Law School, UK

Pier Giuseppe Monateri, Professor of Comparative Law, Department of Law, University of Turin, Italy