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1、HEINONLINECitation:45Int'l&Comp.L.Q.5451996Contentdownloaded/printedfromHeinOnline(http://heinonline.org)WedOct2404:04:162012--YouruseofthisHeinOnlinePDFindicatesyouracceptanceofHeinOnline'sTermsandConditionsofthelicenseagreementavailableathttp://heinonline.org/HOL/License--Thesearchtextof
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3、CTIONFORalongtimeitlookedasthoughcomparativelawwasamatterforacademicresearch,difficultand,surely,veryinteresting;beautifultoknowsomethingabout,butnotimmediatelyrelevanttothedailylifeofthelaw.Practisinglawyerswouldadmittheimportanceofcomparativelawintheory,buttheywouldaddthattheythemselvesw
4、ere,ofcourse,toomuchoccupiedwiththelatestcasesontrademarks,orwithrecentdevel-opmentsinthelawofnegligence.'Overthelasttenorfifteenyearsthelegalclimateseemstobechanging.Thereismoreawarenessthatcomparativemethodsmayleadthelawyersomewhere,andthatcomparativematerialsmaybeasourceofinspirationfor
5、legaldecisions-whetherbylegislativebodiesorbythecourts.ThisevolutionmaybeinfluencedbytheprocessofEuropeanintegration;itmayalsojustresultfromthefactthatwearelivingclosertogether(the"globalvillage"situation);itmay,finally,beanautonomousprocess,occasionedbythelawyer'ssearchforfreshperspective
6、s,inparticularwhencompletelynewlegalproblemsaretobesolved.IntheNetherlandswefindastrikingexampleofthisevolutioninthewaytheNewCivilCodewasprepared,fromthe1950sonwards.Itwasbasedonaverythoroughpieceofcomparativeresearch,forexampleintoliteratureconcerningtheGermanandSwissCivilCodes.Solutionsw
7、erecompared;advantagesanddisadvantageswereputinthebalance,particu-larlyinmattersofpropertylawandobligations.InEnglandtheLawCom-missionsometimesdoesthesame.TheoldDutchCivilCode,of1838,wasessentiallyfoundedonitsillustriouspredecessor,theCodeNapoldon,withsomeaddi
