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The Citizenship Law of the USSR (Law in Eastern Europe, No. 25).

The Citizenship Law of the USSR (Law in Eastern Europe, No. 25). 77 4 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW [Vol. 33 derliness. From this point of view one should conclude that Wat­ son's blueprint, although arguably conducive to the enhancement of certainty, coherence, and accessibility of law, would fall short in many instances of fulfilling the other objective of legal systems, namely, to achieve substantial justice within certain limits dictated by the formalized structure of law. It also seems apposite to point out that the radical nature of Watson's proposals for lawmaking is rooted in his pessimistic evalua­ tion of the quality of legal sources in ancient Rome, medieval Eu­ rope, and modern England. Because of our limited knowledge of legal administration in actual practice, no safe tests are available to measure the quality and efficacy of legal sources. My own, admit­ tedly impressionistic, reaction as a comparative student of Western legal systems is that Watson, although making many valid points, tends to exaggerate the deficiencies of legal source materials. TH E CITIZENSHIP LAW OF THE USSR (Law in Eastern Europe, No. 25). By George Ginsburgs. The Hague/Boston/Lancaster: Martinus Nijhoff, 1983. Pp. 394. Reviewed by Christopher Osakwe * Jus t under seventy years ago, the Kremlin dreamers cherished th e http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

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© 1985 by The American Association for the Comparative Study of Law, Inc.
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77 4 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW [Vol. 33 derliness. From this point of view one should conclude that Wat­ son's blueprint, although arguably conducive to the enhancement of certainty, coherence, and accessibility of law, would fall short in many instances of fulfilling the other objective of legal systems, namely, to achieve substantial justice within certain limits dictated by the formalized structure of law. It also seems apposite to point out that the radical nature of Watson's proposals for lawmaking is rooted in his pessimistic evalua­ tion of the quality of legal sources in ancient Rome, medieval Eu­ rope, and modern England. Because of our limited knowledge of legal administration in actual practice, no safe tests are available to measure the quality and efficacy of legal sources. My own, admit­ tedly impressionistic, reaction as a comparative student of Western legal systems is that Watson, although making many valid points, tends to exaggerate the deficiencies of legal source materials. TH E CITIZENSHIP LAW OF THE USSR (Law in Eastern Europe, No. 25). By George Ginsburgs. The Hague/Boston/Lancaster: Martinus Nijhoff, 1983. Pp. 394. Reviewed by Christopher Osakwe * Jus t under seventy years ago, the Kremlin dreamers cherished th e

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Published: Oct 1, 1985

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