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Janssen, Helmut Die Übertragung von Rechtsvorstellungen auf fremde Kulturen am Beispiel des englischen Kolonialrechts. Ein Beitrag zur Rechtsvergleichung
2000. XVII, 217 pages. StudIPR 79
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Helmut JanssenDie Übertragung von Rechtsvorstellungen auf fremde Kulturen am Beispiel des englischen KolonialrechtsEin Beitrag zur Rechtsvergleichung
[The Transfer of Concepts of Law to Foreign Cultures as Demonstrated by English Colonial Law. A Contribution to Comparative Law. By Helmut Janssen.]Published in German. Helmut Janssen examines the problems arising when domestic concepts of law are transferred to foreign cultures. He chooses the judicature of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as an example. After giving a survey of the historical development of the colonial courts and the cultural background of their judges, he analyzes the case law on the applicability of English law in the British Empire. He explains how colonial judges applied their legal methods, terms, doctrines and procedures in order to understand Islamic, Hindu and indigenous laws in Africa and America - and shows how the judges’ attempts to understand the foreign legal cultures failed.
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