Jaakko Husa
@husajaakko
Professor. Comparative law/legal languages/legal history/constitutional studies/law & globalisation. Academic "humour". Posts indicate satire, perplexity or whatever. Opinions are my own, unfortunately.
A certain Parisian professor concluding his lecture on comparative law.
The best thing in university career is how one can evolve through stages.
As I unpacked the books from the boxes onto the shelves in the temporary spaces, I noticed that I was expected.
There was a stunned blue tit at the tram stop. For a moment it looked like it wouldn't recover, but then it flew to a nearby tree and chirped happily.
Here you can check the first chapter of my new book 'Contrarian Jurists — The Story of Comparative Law and How Collisions Shaped It' (Hart Publishing/Bloomsbury 2026). bloomsburycp3.codemantra.com/viewer/6a0c4...
I am reading "The Borrowed" by Chan Ho-kei (Finnish translation from the Chinese original). This book is clearly a masterpiece of crime fiction but it also tells the story of social and political transformation of Hong Kong in the years 1967-2013.
Enjoyable movie experience: Primavera. Not perfect but very good. Elegant but not sugar-coated.
Some idiots think that Finns hate the US. Not true. We just don't trust *that* person.
Couple of months ago I had the pleasure to present James C. Fisher with his diploma at the University of Utrecht. It was a privilege to co-supervise (with Jan Biemans) James' brilliant thesis on the Japanese trust as legal transplant.
Finally, I am seeing the dome of the St Paul's Cathedral from the inside.
There's a weird geezer on the roof of the neighbouring building. Should I be worried?
Colleague after seeing my office desk: "Writing a book?" Me: "Making a single footnote!"
My 'Contrarian Jurists' just waits to be printed. I am happy with the book but do not take my word for it, see what professors Jen Hendry (CUHK) and Andrew Harding (NUS/Ox) have to say about it.