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Arthur Taylor Von Mehren, Theory and Practice of Adjudicatory Authority in Private International Law: A Comparative Study of the Doctrine, Policies and Practices of Common- and Civil-Law Systems

Arthur Taylor Von Mehren, Theory and Practice of Adjudicatory Authority in Private International... Book Reviews All the World His Stage ARTHUR TAYLOR VON MEHREN, THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ADJUDICA­ TORY AUTHORITY IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE DOCTRINE, POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF COMMON- AND CIVIL-LAW SYSTEMS, copyright, 2003, The Hague/Boston/London: Martin Nijhoff Publishers, pp. 431 . Reviewed by Stephen B. Burbank Arthu r von Mehren, Story Professor of Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School, has had a long, productive, and distinguished career as both a scholar and practitioner of comparative law. This book is a revised and updated version of th e General Course on Private Inter­ national Law that he gave at the Hague Academy of International Law in 1996. As th e author states, the "volume is the fruit of half a century of scholarship and teaching" (pg. 25). Precious fruit it is, well illustrating von Mehren's strengths as a scholar: his erudition, his intellectual curiosity, his analytical rigor, his intimate familiarity with multiple legal systems, his mastery of comparative methods, and his willingness and ability to bring international and suprana­ tional legal regimes to the comparative enterprise. The volume also reveals von Mehren's astonishing depth and range, which are a prod­ uct less of longevity tha http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

Arthur Taylor Von Mehren, Theory and Practice of Adjudicatory Authority in Private International Law: A Comparative Study of the Doctrine, Policies and Practices of Common- and Civil-Law Systems

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Oxford University Press
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© 2004 by The American Society of Comparative Law, Inc.
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0002-919X
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2326-9197
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10.2307/4144482
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Book Reviews All the World His Stage ARTHUR TAYLOR VON MEHREN, THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ADJUDICA­ TORY AUTHORITY IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE DOCTRINE, POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF COMMON- AND CIVIL-LAW SYSTEMS, copyright, 2003, The Hague/Boston/London: Martin Nijhoff Publishers, pp. 431 . Reviewed by Stephen B. Burbank Arthu r von Mehren, Story Professor of Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School, has had a long, productive, and distinguished career as both a scholar and practitioner of comparative law. This book is a revised and updated version of th e General Course on Private Inter­ national Law that he gave at the Hague Academy of International Law in 1996. As th e author states, the "volume is the fruit of half a century of scholarship and teaching" (pg. 25). Precious fruit it is, well illustrating von Mehren's strengths as a scholar: his erudition, his intellectual curiosity, his analytical rigor, his intimate familiarity with multiple legal systems, his mastery of comparative methods, and his willingness and ability to bring international and suprana­ tional legal regimes to the comparative enterprise. The volume also reveals von Mehren's astonishing depth and range, which are a prod­ uct less of longevity tha

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Published: Jul 1, 2004

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