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Legal Evolution

Legal Evolution is a theoretical framework within Comparative Legal Theory that explains the progressive transformation of legal systems over time through the adaptation of legal norms, institutions, and doctrines in response to sociocultural, political, and economic changes.

246

Publications

18.8K

Citations

293

Authors

161

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

30

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Publications

246

The Economic Consequences of Legal Origins

Florencio López‐de‐Silanes, Andrei Shleifer · Journal of Economic Literature · 2008 · 3.2K citations · Full text

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The Liability of Newness: Age Dependence in Organizational Death Rates

John H. Freeman, Glenn R. Carroll, Michael T. Hannan · American Sociological Review · 1983 · 1.7K citations

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Substantive and Reflexive Elements in Modern Law

Günther Teubner · Law & Society Review · 1983 · 698 citations

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Law and Finance in Transition Economies

Katharina Pistor, Martin Raiser, Stanislaw Gelfer · Economics of Transition · 2000 · 691 citations · Full text

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Law as an Autopoietic System.

Joachim J. Savelsberg, Günther Teubner · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1994 · 685 citations

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Authors

293

  1. FP
    Francesco Parisi

    University of Minnesota, United States

    7 publications · 202 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. RP
    Roscoe Pound

    Indiana University, United States

    6 publications · 182 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. AS
    Andrei Shleifer

    Harvard University, United States

    6 publications · 4.3K citations

    6

    h-index

  4. KP
    Katharina Pistor

    Columbia University, United States

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

    h-index

  5. SD
    Simon Deakin

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 149 citations

    4

    h-index

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Institutions

161

  1. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    4.3K citations

  2. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    598 citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    323 citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    133 citations

  5. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    395 citations

  6. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    178 citations

  7. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    179 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    2.3K citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 21 publications · 1K citations

    15

    h-index

  2. The American Journal of Comparative Law

    8 publications · 731 citations

    8

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  3. The Journal of Legal Studies

    JLS · 8 publications · 504 citations

    8

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  4. Law & Society Review

    7 publications · 877 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. Harvard Law Review

    6 publications · 583 citations

    6

    h-index

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