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Having entered the twenty first century, comparative law must now take stock of important issues arising from the above picture and then move on. The shifting and changing horizons of comparative law must be critically analyzed.
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Örücü, E. (2004). Finale: Where are we Going?. In: The Enigma of Comparative Law. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-5596-2_13
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