These fourteen essays present an authoritative review of the current state of comparative legal studies. With backgrounds in law, political science, sociology, history and anthropology, the contributors examine comparative law's intellectual traditions; the strengths and failings of its methodologies; and, most importantly, future directions the subject is likely to take. This comprehensive study of the philosophical and methodological foundations of comparative law is a book with ideas and arguments every comparatist scholar is drawn to.

These fourteen essays present an authoritative review of the current state of comparative legal studies. With backgrounds in law, political science, sociology, history and anthropology, the contributors examine comparative law's intellectual traditions; the strengths and failings of its methodologies; and, most importantly, future directions the subject is likely to take. This comprehensive study of the philosophical and methodological foundations of comparative law is a book with ideas and arguments every comparatist scholar is drawn to.

L'opulente Venise de la Renaissance, attaquee par toutes les puissances d'Europe, campe sur sa lagune et construit sur la terraferma un astucieux systeme hydraulique pour assurer au mieux sa securite. Mais elle n'est pas a l'abri des espions. Quand le Sage de terraferma meurt empoisonne et que ses plans ont disparu, le Conseil des Dix alarme charge de l'enquete l'homme de tous les secrets d'Etat. Nicolo Aurelio, Grand Chancelier et homme de l'ombre, reussira-t-il, avec l'aide du sbire Mosca, a demeler l'enigme nouee lors de ce souper prive, le soir de la San Mattio, souper ou se sont trouves...