comparativism

The strongest argument against comparativism is a matter of practice, not principle.

What Would Zimbabwe Do? 2005

One of the leading opponents of comparativism is John Yoo — a former student of Koh's who is now a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley.

What Would Zimbabwe Do? 2005

The strongest argument against comparativism is a matter of practice, not principle.

What Would Zimbabwe Do? 2005

One of the leading opponents of comparativism is John Yoo — a former student of Koh's who is now a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley.

What Would Zimbabwe Do? 2005

In the review itself, Rothchild finds the book an enormously worthwhile read for fans of diachronic comparativism, for classicists with an interest in ancient law, and for legal scholars who wish they had studied classics.

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A victory for comparativism could have conservative judges citing international precedents that support their own arguments — laws, say, that restrict abortion in Germany and Ireland, or limit free speech in Canada.

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Kennedy and the other justices who have sympathized with comparativism (Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David Souter, and John Paul Stevens, along with Sandra Day O'Connor, who announced her resignation last summer) have trod lightly in view of the conservative uproar.

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Breyer argues that comparativism has a modest aim — to "cast an empirical light" that will reveal new solutions to shared legal problems.

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And in a preview of the resounding rejection of comparativism soon to come from other hard-line conservatives, Clarence Thomas wrote an opinion ridiculing Breyer's approach.

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Breyer is no longer a lonely crusader: comparativism is startlingly in the ascendant in the U.S.

What Would Zimbabwe Do? 2005