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H. Patrick Glenn
Researcher at McGill University
Publications - 44
Citations - 877
H. Patrick Glenn is an academic researcher from McGill University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Comparative law & Common law. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 44 publications receiving 848 citations. Previous affiliations of H. Patrick Glenn include Louisiana State University & Université Laval Faculty of Law.
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Legal traditions of the world : sustainable diversity in law
TL;DR: A theory of tradition: the changing presence of the past 2. Between traditions: identity, persuasion and survival 3. Reconciling legal traditions: sustainable diversity in law as discussed by the authors.
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Legal traditions of the world
TL;DR: In this paper, a new means of conceptualizing law and legal relations across the world is proposed, where national laws are placed in the broader context of major legal traditions, those of chthonic (or indigenous) law, talmudic law, civil law, Islamic law, common law, Hindu law, and Confucian law.
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The Cosmopolitan State
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the origins of the cosmopolitan origin story and its relationship with the state of California.PART I: COSMOPOLITAN ORIGINS PART II: CLOSURE?
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The capture, reconstruction and marginalization of “custom”
TL;DR: In the early stages of World War II the British army was using old artillery which fired very slowly as mentioned in this paper, and two members of the gun crew would come rigidly to attention three seconds before firing and remain in that position until three seconds after firing, rendering themselves essentially useless in the loading and unloading process.