American Society of Comparative Law
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The American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL), formerly the American Association for the Comparative Study of Law, is a society
dedicated to the study of comparative law
, foreign
law, and private international law. It was founded in 1951, and was admitted to American Council of Learned Societies
in 1995.
The American Journal of Comparative Law
is published by ASCL.
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
dedicated to the study of comparative law
Comparative law
Comparative law is the study of differences and similarities between the law of different countries. More specifically, it involves study of the different legal systems in existence in the world, including the common law, the civil law, socialist law, Islamic law, Hindu law, and Chinese law...
, foreign
Foreign
Foreign may refer to:*Foreign corporation, a corporation that can do business outside its jurisdiction*Foreign key, a constraint in a relational database*Foreign language, a language not spoken by the people of a certain place...
law, and private international law. It was founded in 1951, and was admitted to American Council of Learned Societies
American Council of Learned Societies
The American Council of Learned Societies , founded in 1919, is a private nonprofit federation of seventy scholarly organizations.ACLS is best known as a funder of humanities research through fellowships and grants awards. ACLS Fellowships are designed to permit scholars holding the Ph.D...
in 1995.
The American Journal of Comparative Law
American Journal of Comparative Law
The American Journal of Comparative Law is a quarterly law journal dedicated to comparative law. It is published by the American Society of Comparative Law....
is published by ASCL.