Professor Katharina Pistor will pose a puzzle: how is it that capitalism thrives better in common law than in civil law jurisdictions, given that, as theorists of capitalist law have suggested, the antithesis of public and private law is constitutive of capitalism. After all, the civil law system polices the borders between these two bodies of law more rigorously.
Professor Pistor will use the literature in comparative law, the varieties of capitalism, institutional analysis, and social system theory to suggest an answer and provide some evidence from legal practice.
Lunch will be served on a first come, first served basis. Register here.
This lecture is made possible by the Clifford Chance Thought Leadership Initiative on Diversity at Columbia Law School.