The American Society of Comparative Law

The nation’s premier learned society devoted to the comparative study of legal systems and traditions.

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Volume 72, Issue 1, Spring 2024

ASCL News

  • Work-in-Progress Annual Comparative Law Workshop

    May 1-3, 2025 Announcement and Call for Papers Co-Organized and Co-Hosted by Jacqueline Ross (University of Illinois College of Law) Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University) Jacques deLisle (University of Pennsylvania Law School), and And co-sponsored by The American Society of Comparative Law Hosting institution this year:  University of Illinois College of Law We invite all…

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  • Online YCC Panel (21 October 2024): Constitutional Court Resilience and Resistance Vis-à-vis De-democratization

    The Younger Comparativists Committee (YCC) of the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) is pleased to announce an online panel on “Constitutional Court Resilience and Resistance Vis-à-vis De-democratization.” The panel will be held on 21 October 2024 from 4:45-6:15 P.M. CEST. The schedule is as follows: Constitutional Court Resilience and Resistance Vis-à-vis De-democratization Chair: Ágnes Kovács…

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  • Call for Panel and Paper Proposals 2024

    Innovation and Sustainability: Comparative Law for a Better World October 17-19, 2024 Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas The American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL), the leading organization in the United States promoting the comparative study of law, and Texas A&M University School of Law invite all interested scholars, practitioners, and advanced…

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