School of Theory of Law and Comparative Law

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The School of General and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies was established in 2018 when the leading departments of the Faculty of Law were merged: the Theory and History of Law; Labor Law and Social Security Law; and International Public and Private Law. The School’s faculty currently includes 70 highly qualified specialists in various fields of law, including the theory of law, the history of law, information law, labour law, social security law, sports law, public international law, and private international law.

The School provides a rigorous course of study comparable to that of the world's leading universities. Our mission is to intellectually enrich and challenge students while taking their respective areas of study and professional aspirations into account.

Publications

Book

Law Reforms Around the World: Perspectives from National and International Law

Poldnikov D., Li Z., Kyung S. P. et al.

Abingdon: Routledge, 2023.

Article

Thomas Nagel's theory of justice

Dmitry Balashov.

Russian Sociological Review. 2023. Vol. 22. No. 4. P. 83-106.

Book chapter

Legal semiotics and types of arguments in human rights cases in Russia

Anita Soboleva.

In bk.: Research Handbook on Legal Semiotics. Research Handbooks in Legal Theory series. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023. Ch. 17. P. 254-266.

Working paper

Introducing Patent Linkage in Russia: An Odd Choice at Odd Times

Gavrilova O., Kotova D.

BRICS Competition Law and Policy Series. WP 22. Higher School of Economics, 2021

All publications

Delivered by:: School of Theory of Law and Comparative Law

Type:: Elective course

When:: 2 year, 1 semester

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course will help PhD students to (1) analyze the interface between the role of law in the global political economy and global governance from different perspectives, including the current orthodox division between so-called public and so-called private international law; (2) recognize theoretical and practical points of friction with positive law and areas for improvement; and (3) grasp and handle the politics and principle of today's global per-reviewed and/or indexed academic publishing in international law.

Learning Objectives

The main aim is to provide PhD students with knowledge and skills sufficient to publish their articles in leading peer-reviewed journals.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Demonstrates ability to work with information (search, evaluate, use information, necessary for fulfilment of scientific and professional tasks, from various sources, including application of the systematic approach).
Demonstrate ability to search, analyze, and work with legally relevant information by using the juridical, comparative and other specific methods.

Course Contents

Comparative law.

Assessment Elements

Essay
Each student will be required to submit one academic essay by the end of the course. You should submit an analytical research paper in English (not just 15-20 pages of quotations) of theoretical and practical value, which you will submit, together with a table of contents of your paper and a list of references (minimum 10 books plus other academic sources). Please use footnotes and not endnotes.
Research paper remotely
PhD student prepares a research paper for publication.

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (1 semester)
0.3 * Essay + 0.7 * Research paper remotely

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Kischel, U., & Hammel, A. (2019). Comparative Law (Vol. First edition). Oxford, United Kingdom: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2032077

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Methodologies of legal research : which kind of method for what kind of discipline?, , 2013

Research Seminar (in English)

Course Syllabus