Concluding remarks: Interwar dialogues and the patterns of legal change

In the 2022-2023 academic year, the British Association of Comparative Law (BACL) ran the “Cross-jurisdictional dialogues in the Interwar period” series edited by Professor Yseult Marique and me. This series purports to shed light on little-known legal transfers from the Interwar period (1918-1939) which have played a palpable role in the advancement of the law. After presenting the objectives of the Interwar Dialogues series and explaining why the Interwar period has played an important role in the advancement of national laws and international law alike, this piece reflects on why the heritage of the Interwar period seems buried. Following a brief methodological note, the blog post discusses the patterns of legal change, which emerge from the pieces that BACL has published in the Interwar Dialogues series, and sets the scene for further debate on the BACL Blog and beyond.