The Journal of Comparative Law
The Journal of Comparative Law (the JCL) is a scholarly resource for comparative legal studies in a broad sense of that term. It publishes material on all aspects of the field, in all types of legal traditions and in all geographical areas, be it theoretical, historical, modern, general, regional, or country-specific.
Analytical, rather than purely descriptive, work is encouraged. Contextual, theoretical, and interdisciplinary approaches are particularly welcome, as are analyses of the practical aspects of comparative legal studies in a globalized world.
The JCL publishes a wide range of material. In addition to articles, notes, review articles, and book reviews, it also contains reports of cases, case-notes assessments, translations of documents (particularly those difficult to access and those in non-Western languages, or languages with relatively few speakers), annotated bibliographies and notes on recent material of interest.
The JCL is peer reviewed. It is published twice a year, in March and September.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence should be sent to one or both of the editors, William E. Butler at web15@psu.edu, Michael Palmer at mp@soas.ac.uk.
FOUNDERS
William E. Butler, Penn State Dickinson Law; University College, University of London (UCL) (Emeritus)
Nicholas H.D. Foster, formerly SOAS, University of London
Michael Palmer, SOAS, University of London (Emeritus); Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London; Cheng Yu Tung Visiting Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
HONORARY ADVISORS
William Twining, University College, University of London (UCL) (Emeritus)
Philip Wood, CBE, QC
EDITORS
William E. Butler, Penn State Dickinson Law; University College, University of London (UCL) (Emeritus)
Michael Palmer, SOAS, University of London (Emeritus); Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London; Cheng Yu Tung Visiting Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
EDITORIAL BOARD
William E. Butler, Penn State Dickinson Law; University College, University of London (UCL) (Emeritus)
Michele Graziadei, Università di Torino
Oleksiy Kresin, V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law, National Academy of Science of Ukraine
Maria Federica Moscati, University of Sussex
Michael Palmer, SOAS, University of London (Emeritus); Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London; Cheng Yu Tung Visiting Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong
EDITORIAL COUNCIL
William Alford, Harvard University
Abdullahi An-Na’im, Emory University
Stathis Banakas, University of East Anglia
John Bell, University of Cambridge (Emeritus)
Albert Chen, University of Hong Kong
Donald Clarke, George Washington University
Alison Conner, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (Emerita)
Roger Cotterrell, Queen Mary University of London
Aleksei Egorov, Vitebsk State University
William Ewald, University of Pennsylvania
Fu Hualing, University of Hong Kong
Tania Groppi, Università degli Studi de Siena
Wael Hallaq, Columbia University
Jaakko Husa, Helsinki University
Evhen Kharytonov, National University “Odessa Law Academy”
Pierre Legrand, L’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Peter Leyland, London Metropolitan University (Emeritus)
Dmytryi Lukianov, National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine
David Nelken, Università degli Studi di Macerata; University of Cardiff; King’s College London
Akmal Saidov, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan
Geoffrey Samuel, University of Kent
Martin Shapiro, University of California Berkeley
Ann Stewart, University of Warwick
Brian Tamanaha, Washington University in St. Louis
Oleksandr Tykhomyrov, National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Chao Xi, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Maria Zakharova, Kutafin Moscow State Legal Academy
FORMER EDITORS
Nicholas H.D. Foster, formerly SOAS University of London, editor 2006–2007
Camilla Baasch Andersen, University of Western Australia, editor 2006–2007
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CONTENTS
VOLUME XX, ISSUE 1 (2025)
A Partial Farewell
W. E. Butler
Articles
Mixity in Maltese Public Law: The Constitution of Malta as a Microcosm of the Maltese Mixed Legal System
Aquilina, K.
Why I Became a Comparative Lawyer: Autobiographical Essays
Organized and Edited by William E. Butler
Introduction
Hashmatulla Behruz
William E. Butler
Jorge Sánchez Cordero
Balázs Fekete
Nicholas H. D. Foster
James Gordley
Evhen Olegovych Kharytonov
Olena Ivanovna Kharytonova
Oleksiy V. Kresin
Ralf Michaels
David Nelken
Michael Palmer
Akmal Kholmatovich Saidov
Geoffrey Samuel
Olha F. Skakun
Catherine Valcke
Csaba Varga
Maria V. Zakharova
Notes
Online Hate Speech: A Cross-Country Survey of Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bubalo, Lana
Rachinger, F.
1924 to 2024: The First Century of the International Academy of Comparative Law
Saidov, A.
What’s In a Name
Sharma, N.
Review Article
Legal Literature and Comparative Law
Butler, W. E.
In Memoriam
Iurii Serhiyovych Shemshuchenko
Butler, W. E.
Kresin, O. V.
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