UCL FACULTY OF LAWS
Institute of Global Law

Institute of Global Law

About the Institute

University College London established its Institute of Global Law in 2000. The setting up of the Institute acknowledges the impact of law across national boundaries and the need to deepen inquiry into comparative approaches to law and legal study. The Institute also recognises that global and transnational legal issues cannot be understood without recourse to other social sciences, such as economics, sociology, anthropology or philosophy.

The logo of the Institute depicts Aristotle and Plato, the 'fathers' of the comparative study of law and political institutions from 'The School of Athens' by Raphael, part of the Stanza della Segnatura, in the Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican. The Institute has adopted as its motto St Paul's exhortation to the Thessalonians - "Probe everything and retain the best".


"Probe everything
and retain the best"

St Paul's epistle to the Thessalonians

Institute Events

In November 2009, the Institute of Global Law and the Centre for Law and Governance in Europe jointly agreed to launch the Ius Commune/Global law speaker series. The objective of this series is to invite established and promising scholars to present papers on various aspects of comparative law (public and private) or interdisciplinary papers on themes that are of interest to a variety of legal systems.

Institute News

Ius Commune/Global law Lecture Series

Prof. Hein Kötz: Presents lecture on the topic of The Jurisdiction of Choice: England and Wales or Germany?
Chair: The Right Honourable Lady Justice Arden DBE

Lady Justice Arden DBE and Prof. Hein Kötz

Continuing in the series of Ius Commune/Global law Lecture Series, on January 20th, Professor Kötz examined the statements made in the brochures, 'England and Wales: The Jurisdiction of Choice' published by the Law society in 2007, and 'Law - Made in Germany' published by the German lawyers' associations in 2009. These asserted, that a codified law is more rigid and prescriptive. That the availability of a general provision on good faith in the German Civil Code breeds uncertainty and leads to an influx of contractual morality. Both brochures set out, in no uncertain terms, why parties should select English or German law as the law governing their contracts, and why they should opt for English or German courts as the best forum to resolve their disputes. The questions, "Does a certain 'commercial flavour' emanate from English contract law, and is it based on the view that 'it is better that the law should be certain than that in every case it should be just'?", and "What are the specific strengths and weaknesses of English and German civil procedure?" were considered.

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