Citation Patterns of the German Federal Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of England and Wales

King's Law Journal, Vol. 21, pp. 152-171, 2010

31 Pages Posted: 24 Nov 2008 Last revised: 30 May 2010

See all articles by Mathias Siems

Mathias Siems

European University Institute (EUI); University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Date Written: October 16, 2009

Abstract

This paper presents citation statistics on decisions of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (CA) and the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) for the last 55 years. This data is used in order to identify whether the citation patterns of the CA and the BGH reflect the conventional comparative perceptions about the English and German legal system. For instance, it is addressed how often the CA and the BGH cite the highest national and European courts and higher foreign courts from different legal families. The paper also examines the cross-citations between the highest courts of the United Kingdom (House of Lords, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland, Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary).

Keywords: Court of Appeal of England and Wales, German Federal Supreme Court, Bundesgerichtshof, citation patterns, foreign case law, constitutionalization, Europeanization, numerical comparative law

JEL Classification: C00, H73, K10, K40

Suggested Citation

Siems, Mathias, Citation Patterns of the German Federal Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (October 16, 2009). King's Law Journal, Vol. 21, pp. 152-171, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1305185

Mathias Siems (Contact Author)

European University Institute (EUI) ( email )

Via Bolognese 156 (Villa Salviati)
Firenze, 50139
Italy

HOME PAGE: http://www.eui.eu/siems

University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research ( email )

Top Floor, Judge Business School Building
Trumpington Street
Cambridge, CB2 1AG
United Kingdom

HOME PAGE: http://www.cbr.cam.ac.uk/people/research-associates/mathias-m-siems/

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) ( email )

c/o the Royal Academies of Belgium
Rue Ducale 1 Hertogsstraat
1000 Brussels
Belgium

HOME PAGE: http://ecgi.global/users/mathias-siems

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
302
Abstract Views
2,101
Rank
183,489
PlumX Metrics