Concepts of justice and national context outlining legal comparisons between the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States of America, and the People's Republic of China
- Comparative law holds the promise of improving knowledge.Looking at other legal systems enables a nuanced understanding of the rules of one's own country. While comparative law traditionally starts with a concrete issue, the purpose of this paper is to explore why concepts of justice often differ widely from country to country. The following article compares three major economic powerhouses: the United States, the People's Republic of China and the Federal Republic of Germany. It will discuss the differences between a liberal and a social market economy, as well as the role of the constitution in society. The outline concludes by looking at the question of when different concepts of justice might converge.
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| Author: | Thomas M. J. MöllersORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-1171144 |
| Frontdoor URL | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/117114 |
| ISSN: | 1727-3781OPAC |
| Parent Title (English): | Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal |
| Publisher: | North-West University |
| Place of publication: | Potchefstroom |
| Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 2022 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universität Augsburg |
| Release Date: | 2024/11/28 |
| Volume: | 25 |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 49 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2022/v25i0a13471 |
| Institutes: | Juristische Fakultät |
| Juristische Fakultät / Institut für Zivilrecht | |
| Juristische Fakultät / Institut für Zivilrecht / Lehrstuhl für Bürgerliches Recht, Wirtschaftsrecht, Europarecht, Internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung | |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 34 Recht / 340 Recht |
| Licence (German): |  CC-BY 4.0: Creative Commons: Namensnennung (mit Print on Demand) |
