Methodological Challenges in Comparative Constitutional Law

Jackson, Vicki

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Methodological Challenges in Comparative Constitutional Law

Vicki C. Jackson

Harvard Law School

December 1, 2010

Penn State International Law Review, Vol. 28, p. 319, 2010
Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 11-11

Abstract:
My talk today, Methodological Challenges in Comparative Constitutional Law, has two parts. The first part focuses on the relationship between the purposes of comparison and the methodological challenges of comparison. The second part asks whether there are particular methodological challenges in comparative constitutional law as compared with other comparative legal studies.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 9

Keywords: Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Law-Methodology

JEL Classification: K08, K18, K30

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Date posted: January 15, 2011

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Jackson, Vicki C., Methodological Challenges in Comparative Constitutional Law (December 1, 2010). Penn State International Law Review, Vol. 28, p. 319, 2010; Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 11-11. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1739756

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