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Legal Origins: Reconciling Law & Finance and Comparative LawMathias M. SiemsDurham University - Durham Law School; University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research McGill Law Journal, Vol. 52, No. 1, 2007 CBC Research Paper No. 0023 Abstract: Law and finance scholars have increasingly relied upon comparative law in the last few years. The work of these scholars has considered, in empirical terms, the effect that legal rules and their enforcement have on financial development in different countries. These studies have routinely adopted the traditional distinction between civil law and common law countries. Whether this revival of legal families (or legal origins) is a useful way forward is, however, a matter of debate. The author challenges the methodology these studies adopt and argues instead for reliance on characteristic features of national legal systems, as distinct from systemic origins, as a basis for analysis.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 27 Keywords: legal origins, legal families, legal traditions, numerical comparative law, law and finance, law and development, Civil Law, Common Law, legal adaptability, legal transplants, Djankov et. al., La Porta et. al., LLSV JEL Classification: KOO, K20, K22, N20, N40, O10, P51 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: September 10, 2007Suggested CitationContact Information
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