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- 1960-1989 (Creation)
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2 boxes
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The United Kingdom National Committee of Comparative Law (UKNCCL) was probably established in 1956 (earliest colloquium recorded in the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library). Its object is to advance education by promoting and encouraging the study of Comparative law. Its membership is open to law schools that provide for the teaching of Comparative law, and institutions and organisations that are concerned with the promotion of the comparative study of law. It arranges regular colloquia on Comparative law; most colloquia papers have been published. The Committee is run by a Council overseen by an elected Chairman. Business is carried out by two joint honorary secretaries and a treasurer.
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GB 1697 A.UKNCCL 1960-1989 Sub-fonds of Records of Legal Education Archives 2 boxes United Kingdom National Committee of Comparative Law
The United Kingdom National Committee of Comparative Law (UKNCCL) was probably established in 1956 (earliest colloquium recorded in the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Library). Its object is to advance education by promoting and encouraging the study of Comparative law. Its membership is open to law schools that provide for the teaching of Comparative law, and institutions and organisations that are concerned with the promotion of the comparative study of law. It arranges regular colloquia on Comparative law; most colloquia papers have been published. The Committee is run by a Council overseen by an elected Chairman. Business is carried out by two joint honorary secretaries and a treasurer.
The papers listed below were transferred to the Records of Legal Education Archives in 1997 by Professor James Read, Joint Honorary Secretary of the UKNCCL from 1972-1973.
The Archive of the United Kingdom National Committee of Comparative Law contains the Constitution of the UKNCCL, 1960, 1971; minutes and papers of Council, 1969-1989; correspondence and papers of joint honorary secretaries, 1965-1973; papers of UKNCCL colloquia, 1970-1971.
The records were appraised and listed by the Co-ordinator of the Records of Legal Education project in 1997.
Arranged in series as in Scope and Content.
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Detailed catalogue available at the IALS and on-line at http://ials.sas.ac.uk/archives/uknccl.htm
Compiled by Annabel Dodds for RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Aug 2000 Associations Comparative law Law Learned societies Legal education Legal profession Legal systems Organizations United Kingdom National Committee of Comparative Law Vocational education
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The papers listed below were transferred to the Records of Legal Education Archives in 1997 by Professor James Read, Joint Honorary Secretary of the UKNCCL from 1972-1973.
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The Archive of the United Kingdom National Committee of Comparative Law contains the Constitution of the UKNCCL, 1960, 1971; minutes and papers of Council, 1969-1989; correspondence and papers of joint honorary secretaries, 1965-1973; papers of UKNCCL colloquia, 1970-1971.
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The records were appraised and listed by the Co-ordinator of the Records of Legal Education project in 1997.
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Arranged in series as in Scope and Content.
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Copyright declaration form to be completed.
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- English
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- Latin
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Detailed catalogue available at the IALS and on-line at http://ials.sas.ac.uk/archives/uknccl.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English