Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law

We have only to consider competition and internet law, and changes in legal areas like insolvency and personality rights, to notice how international law is today. This makes it comparative as well. The timely publication of this encyclopedia reflects what is happening and, in a field where works (even student textbooks) are often expensive, it comes at an attractive price. The review will look at it in three stages, from its two most innovative contributions (first in comparative law and method, and second for its comparative analysis of specific legal topics), and then, third and finally, for a more conventional...