Compiled in honor of Bernard Rudden, this is a book of essays in comparative law centering on the contribution which comparative analysis can make to the core subjects of private law, namely property and obligations. The essays are contributed by leading academics from all over the world, all of whom owe an intellectual debt to the honorand.About the Author: Peter Birks is Regius Professor of Civil Law at All Souls College, Oxford Arrianna Pretto, Fellow of Brasenose College