Researching Civil Remedies for International Corruption: The Choice of the Functional Comparative Method

21 Pages Posted: 2 Nov 2009

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Abiola O. Makinwa

The Hague University of Applied Sciences

Date Written: November 2, 2009

Abstract

This paper motivates the choice of the functional comparative method to research the issue of civil remedies for international corruption. It shows how the social, economic and political factors that have shaped the normative context of the research question point to the functional comparative method as an appropriate methodology. The paper suggests that this method of legal research is able to meet the challenges inherent in the cross-cultural analysis required in the case of issues with an international dimension. The paper also argues that the use of the functional comparative method provides a perspective on the larger issue of rule making in a globalised world, by providing an element of predictability in the search for ‘common rules’ of interaction. Furthermore, the functional comparison of responses of legal systems to the question of civil remedies for international corruption provides a window on the possibilities that exist for legal reform and development.

Keywords: civil remedies, international corruption, comparative law methodology, functional comparative method

Suggested Citation

Makinwa, Abiola O., Researching Civil Remedies for International Corruption: The Choice of the Functional Comparative Method (November 2, 2009). Erasmus Law Review, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1498465

Abiola O. Makinwa (Contact Author)

The Hague University of Applied Sciences ( email )

Academy of Public Management, Safety and Law
The Hague, Zuid Holland 2521 EN
Netherlands

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