The Task of Comparative Law in Common Law Systems

This article is from the lecture series, Problems in Comparative Law, delivered at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington in March and April, as the 1959 Addison C. Harris Memorial Lectures

The origin and nature of the legal rights of spouses and children in the Scottish law of succession

I. A Brief Survey of the Roman Law relating to Wills and Succession. • II. The Origin of Jus Relictae and Legitim in Scotland. • III. The Origin of Terce and Courtesy in Scotland. • IV. The Nature of Jus Relictae and Legitim. • V. The Nature of Terce and Courtesy

The governance of the rule of law: an investigation into the relationship between the political theories, the legal system, and the social background in competitive society

The thesis endeavours to show the interdependence of political theories, the social sub-structure, and the formal structure of the legal system in competitive society