Publications

Authors:

Nicolini, M

Title:

“Writing the Earth and Representing the World”: The Cartographical Ambitions of Comparative Law

Year:

2024

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

THE JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW

ISSN of journal:

1477-0814

N° Volume:

19

Number or Folder:

1

Page numbers:

79-101

Keyword:

Comparative Law; Legal Geography; Cartography; Mapmaking

Short description of contents:

This article examines the special relationship between comparative law and geography. It reappraises the commonalities between the two disciplines and ascertains how the former peruses geographical features when arranging world knowledge in ways that fit into its conceptual framework. Far from being bare facts, physical geographical features are rewritten so as to allow comparative law to devise its own representation of the world’s legal systems. To this end, the discipline makes deliberate use of geography, in general, and cartography, in particular. Both have supplied and still supply the practical knowledge comparative law needs to naturalize its world picture, manufacture legal spatialities, and assert the superiority of Western legal traditions. Under no circumstances were its cartographic ambitions confined to the colonial era; the practice of classifying and ranking legal systems also characterizes the current global politics of space. Through digital technology, these ambitions take the form of indexes and indicators to assess the economic performance of the legal systems of the world.

Web page:

https://www.lawbookexchange.com/the-journal-of-comparative-law.php

Product ID:

138814

Handle IRIS:

11562/1123449

Last Modified:

April 3, 2024

Bibliographic citation:

Nicolini, M, “Writing the Earth and Representing the World”: The Cartographical Ambitions of Comparative Law «THE JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW» , vol. 19 , n. 1 , 2024 , pp. 79-101

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