Mark Van Hoecke
Biographic Data
| ID | 1699444 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Van Hoecke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Hoecke |
| SIGNATURE | VAN HOECKE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Institute of International and Comparative Law |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Methodology of Comparative Legal Research
In this paper, an attempt is made to work out a methodology for comparative legal research, which goes beyond the ‘functional method’ or methodological scepticism.The starting point is the idea that we need a ‘toolbox’, not a fixed methodological road map, and that a lot of published, but largely unnoticed, research outside rule and case oriented comparative law offers varying approaches, which could usefully be applied in comparative research. S…
Legal Cultures, Legal Paradigms and Legal Doctrine
Over the past decade especially, many writers have emphasised the need for a broad approach to the subject of comparative law, thereby moving it beyond the "law as rules" approach of traditional legal doctrine. It is becoming steadily apparent that comparatists cannot limit themselves to simply comparing rules. The "law as rules" approach has to be placed in a much wider context Broader investigation reveals that it is not even rules which are at…
Définitions légales et interprétation de la loi
Four topics concerning legal definitions in statutes are studied : the utility and the nature of statutory definitions, the way in which these definitions are formulated, the importance of legal definitions for legal drafting, and the consequences of such statutory definitions for the interpretation of the statutes. It appears that the legislator defines concepts in the statutes in different way s. To such an extent that one cannot clearly distin…
Legal Cultures, Legal Paradigms and Legal Doctrine
Over the past decade especially, many writers have emphasised the need for a broad approach to the subject of comparative law, thereby moving it beyond the "law as rules" approach of traditional legal doctrine. It is becoming steadily apparent that comparatists cannot limit themselves to simply comparing rules. The "law as rules" approach has to be placed in a much wider context Broader investigation reveals that it is not even rules which are at…
Methodology of Comparative Legal Research
In this paper, an attempt is made to work out a methodology for comparative legal research, which goes beyond the ‘functional method’ or methodological scepticism.The starting point is the idea that we need a ‘toolbox’, not a fixed methodological road map, and that a lot of published, but largely unnoticed, research outside rule and case oriented comparative law offers varying approaches, which could usefully be applied in comparative research. S…
Définitions légales et interprétation de la loi
Four topics concerning legal definitions in statutes are studied : the utility and the nature of statutory definitions, the way in which these definitions are formulated, the importance of legal definitions for legal drafting, and the consequences of such statutory definitions for the interpretation of the statutes. It appears that the legislator defines concepts in the statutes in different way s. To such an extent that one cannot clearly distin…
Legal Cultures, Legal Paradigms and Legal Doctrine
Over the past decade especially, many writers have emphasised the need for a broad approach to the subject of comparative law, thereby moving it beyond the "law as rules" approach of traditional legal doctrine. It is becoming steadily apparent that comparatists cannot limit themselves to simply comparing rules. The "law as rules" approach has to be placed in a much wider context Broader investigation reveals that it is not even rules which are at…
Methodology of Comparative Legal Research
In this paper, an attempt is made to work out a methodology for comparative legal research, which goes beyond the ‘functional method’ or methodological scepticism.The starting point is the idea that we need a ‘toolbox’, not a fixed methodological road map, and that a lot of published, but largely unnoticed, research outside rule and case oriented comparative law offers varying approaches, which could usefully be applied in comparative research. S…
Comparative and International Law Studies (2 works) · Judicial and Constitutional Studies (2 works) · Comparative method (1 work) · Comparative research (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Empirical legal studies (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · European and International Contract Law (1 work) · History (1 work) · History (1 work)