Comparative law - сравнительное право
applicability of laws - применимость закона
world trade - мировая торговля
intergovernmentai organization - межправительственная организация
to simplify rules - правила

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1. why do you think the comparative law is so necessary?
2. do you agree that the law needs to be uniformed?
3. can you imagine the possibility of creating the unique world law system?
the comparative law
this law is a newly made one and studies differences and similarities
between different jurisdictions, including civil-law systems, common-law systems
and religious (or theological) legal systems.
comparative law has become of increasing practical importance for two
reasons. first, the globalization of world trade means that commercial lawyers are
often required to work with colleagues and clients from unfamiliar jurisdictions.
the second reason is the increasing harmonization (or unification) of laws
between previously separate jurisdictions, as with the european union and the
union of south american nations.
this kind of law is closely related to private international law and the
harmonization of law. private international law concerns the applicability of laws
in situations involving other jurisdictions. harmonization of law developed out of
a need to simplify these rules, both at a national level and between sovereign
states.
one more aspect of comparative law is the idea of uniform law. there are
two main sources of international uniform law: the hague conference on private
international law (hcc) and the international lnstitute for the unification of
private law (unidroit). the hague conference, a global intergovernmental
organization with over 60 member states, is the leading organization in the area
of private international law. an increasing number of non-member states are also
becoming parties to the hague conventions. the statutory mission of the hcc is
to work for the progressive unification of private international law in a wide range
of areas, from commercial law to international civil procedure and from child
protection to matters of marriage and personal status.