S1 Ep 2 - Theories of Comparative Law with Dr Sabrina Germain

Dr Adrienne Yong speaks to podcast co-host Dr Sabrina Germain about theories of comparative law. They talk about comparative law methodology, why comparing is important, how to compare effectively and an example from South Africa about why comparisons in certain contexts are so important.00:00 – Intro to episode and Dr Sabrina Germain 03:03 – Defining the concept of law06:33 – Technical side of comparative law: legal families and legal traditions 16:40 – Impact of technology on legal traditions 19:30 – Role of legal families and legal traditions in comparative law23:30 - Merit of comparative law27:34 - Comparative law is no longer a choice/why should we engage in comparative law? 29:40 – How to make a comparison35:12 – Context matters: South Africa case study40:25 – South African constitution: what is special about it? 44:27 – Landmark case: Soobramoney49:58 – Evolution of SA jurisprudence and the case of Grootboom54:40 – Landmark case: Treatment Action Campaign 58:03 – Landmark case: Mazibuko 1:00:44 – Defining law in contextMore on Dr Adrienne Yonghttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/adrienne-yonghttps://twitter.com/adrienney_More on Dr Sabrina Germainhttps://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sabrina-germainhttps://twitter.com/sabrinakgermainMore on Dr Germain’s researchhttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/justice-and-profit-in-health-care-law-9781509945429 Music by Joystock - www.joystock.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.