In this final lecture I deal with respect for comparative legal history within the general framework of creating private law for the European Union. The reason is my belief that the law of tomorrow in very different circumstances will depend on views of law today which in their turn derive in large measure from the law of many centuries ago. Legal origins cast long shadows. Legal Culture v. Legal Tradition * This chapter is based on my talk at the conference on Legal Epistemology and Methodology held in Brussels, October, 2002. LECTURE 8 *
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