'COMPARATIVE LAW' methodology involves:

Question

Accepted Answer

B.

1. COMPARATIVE LAW is the systematic study of two or more legal systems to:
2. (i) UNDERSTAND each system better through contrast;
3. (ii) IDENTIFY common principles or 'legal families';
4. (iii) IDENTIFY POSSIBLE LEGAL TRANSPLANTS or REFORMS;
5. (iv) INFORM HARMONIZATION of laws (e.g. EU directives, international treaties);
6. (v) IDENTIFY DEEP STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES.
7. METHODOLOGIES:
8. (i) FUNCTIONAL EQUIVALENCE (Zweigert-Kötz) — comparing how different systems address the same functional problem;
9. (ii) STRUCTURAL — comparing institutions, codes, court systems;
10. (iii) CULTURAL — situating legal rules in their cultural context;
11. (iv) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS — comparing efficiency;
12. (v) CRITICAL — power dynamics, post-colonial perspectives.
13. KEY THINKERS: Konrad Zweigert, Hein Kötz, Pierre Legrand, Gunther Teubner.
14. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Legal Research Methodology + Jurisprudence — Comparative Law methodology; Zweigert and Kötz, 'Introduction to Comparative Law' (3rd ed, 1998)_