Three Echelons for the Development of Institutes of Comparative Law in the Americas (1900-1950)

This paper explores the development of comparative law institutes in the Americas during the first half of the twentieth century. It focusses on institutes, actors, and events that helped develop the study of law beyond borders. First, attention is devoted in this paper to the development of comparative law institutes at a jurisdictional echelon. Second, attention is moved to the development of institutes at a Pan-American echelon. Third, attention is extended to the transatlantic echelon. This paper aims to confirm that the creation of comparative law institutes was a result of the synergy of efforts by actors and of the circulation of legal ideas.