TY  - BOOK
AU  - Legrand, Pierre
TI  - Negativce comparative law: a strong programme for weak thought
T2  - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law
SN  - 9781009054867
U1  - 340.2 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Comparative law
N2  - Negative Comparative Law: A Strong Programme for Weak Thought by Pierre Legrand is a critical examination of comparative law's traditional methodologies and epistemologies. Legrand challenges the field's tendency to homogenize legal systems, advocating instead for an approach that respects and preserves the foreignness of different legal cultures. Drawing inspiration from various disciplinary discourses, he critiques the reduction of foreign legal systems to mere extensions of one's own, emphasizing the importance of understanding and valuing legal diversity. The book comprises fifteen essays that collectively argue for a more nuanced and culturally sensitive practice of comparative law, urging comparatists to move beyond dominant paradigms and embrace the complexities inherent in legal foreignness
ER  -