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 71, Issue 1, Spring 2023

ASCL News

  • Work-in-Progress Annual Comparative Law Workshop

    January 18-20, 2024 Announcement and Call for Papers Co-Organized and Co-Hosted by Kim Lane Scheppele (Princeton University) Jacques deLisle (University of Pennsylvania Law School), and Jacqueline Ross (University of Illinois College of Law) And The American Society of Comparative Law Hosting institution this year:  Princeton University Center for Human Values Co-sponsored by University of Pennsylvania…

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    2023 YCC Conference Call for Papers

    The Younger Comparativists Committee (YCC) of the American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) is pleased to invite submissions for its Twelfth Annual Conference, to be held in-person in conjunction with the ASCL Annual Meeting from October 26-28, 2023, at the Florida International University College of Law. The purpose of the conference is to highlight, develop, and…

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  • Call for Panel and Paper Proposals 2023

    Annual Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law Comparative Comparative Law October 26-28, 2023 Florida International University College of Law, Miami, Florida The American Society of Comparative Law, the leading organization in the United States promoting the comparative study of law, and the Florida International University College of Law invite all interested scholars, practitioners…

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