| ID: |
TARP-178 |
| Title: |
THE RECEPTION OF AMERICAN LAW IN EUROPE |
| Source: |
The American Journal of Comparative Law Vol. 39, page 229 |
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| Year: |
1991 |
| Pages: |
0 |
| Author(s): |
Wolfgang Wiegand |
| Keywords: |
French, legal system, legal culture, Roman law, American Law, Italy, Europe |
| Abstract: |
The author analyzes the specific role that the American Law has played in Europe since World War II. The term “reception” of American Law in Europe denotes the integration of foreign ideas and ways of thinking. The article is devoted to demonstrate the remarkable parallel that exists between the process by which Roman law took root at the Italian universities in the Middle Ages and developed into the European ius commune and on the other hand the dissemination of American Law today. Almost all fundamental and far-reaching changes in European Law during the post-war period have started from America. The starting point for the spread of the Roman law was the development of French and Italian law schools with a scientific and rationalized approach to the study of law. The new centers of legal science attracted students from all over Europe who returned to their own countries as learned lawyers and gradually occupied key positions in the judicial system. Another important factor was the Latin language that allowed the spread of the law over Europe. |
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False |
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Keywords: American Law, Europe/European Union, French, Italy, legal culture, legal system, Roman law
