Reforming the Foundations of Comparative Jurisprudence in the Digital Age: New Principles and Approaches

Abstract

Digitalization is radically transforming the classical postulates of comparative legal theory formed in the 20th century. Global information technologies are changing the fundamental principles of state power organization, erasing the boundaries between the state and business spheres, and leading to their convergence in common areas such as cyber law. The updated methodology of comparative legal analysis makes it possible to compare the traditional and modern principles of comparativistics, identify risks for the classical theory from the digital transformation, and substantiate the need to modernize the foundations of comparative jurisprudence through an integrated digital governance concept based on advanced IT tools. The strategic role of the renewed methodology in shaping effective analytical approaches to studying the global phenomena of the digital transformation of legal systems and developing an optimal strategy for their adaptation to the new technological reality is emphasized.