The paper deals with with one possible Utopian model, according to which law is an important part of the speculative Utopian Myth. This model is illustrated by using two narratives, created centuries apart. Both stories, from Hebrew sources, refer, in some detail to imaginary societies. Both...

For the poor, finance is always about much more than economics. In practical as well as philosophical terms it is a matter of basic human rights. As the dust begins to settle on the global financial crisis it is certain that all economies will suffer, but it is in the poorest, least developed...

The Scottish decision in Morris (Liquidator of Bank of Credit amp; Commerce International), Re Petition of The Bank of England is correct that an ancillary winding-up makes good sense and may disapply local procedural rules that do not serve any practical purpose. Owing to a misunderstanding of...

Is it the case that the law, in order to be fully legitimate, must not only be adopted in a procedurally correct way but must also comply with certain substantive values? In the first part of the article I prepare the ground for the discussion of legitimacy of democratic laws by considering the...

This is the Twentieth Annual Survey of American Choice-of-Law Cases. It covers cases decided by American state or federal courts from January 1 to December 31, 2006, and reported during the same period. Of the 2,598 conflicts cases that met both of these parameters, the Survey focuses on the...

In the war against terrorism, a democratic state has the duty and the right to protect its citizens. In June 2002, the Israeli government has decided to erect a security fence in order to prevent terrorist infiltration from the Palestinian territories into Israel's territory. However, the chosen...

This peer-reviewed Article applies the ever more sophisticated Mixed Jurisdiction scholarship to a comparative law analysis of international law. In so doing, the Article shows both that this emerging scholarship has vitality outside its traditional jurisdictions as well as provides useful...