Comparative Law — definition?
A tool akin to legal science, analyzing legal systems.
Comparative Law — primary purpose?
Facilitate understanding across legal systems
Objects of comparison — examples?
Laws, legal systems, case law, concepts, classifications.
Legal pluralism — sources?
Tradition, religion, inter-state agreements
Judicial comparativism — role?
Judges consider foreign law in decisions
Tertium comparationis — purpose?
Standard guiding legal comparison
Legal families — main distinction?
Civil vs. Common Law systems
Object of comparison — examples?
Legal doctrines, institutions, processes
Ius commune — meaning?
Shared foundation of human rights law
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1. Who is credited with defining Comparative Law as a tool akin to legal science that borrows content from various legal fields and foreign systems?
2. What is the primary purpose of Comparative Law (CL) according to the course outline?
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