藉由比較法實現世界法？Ernst Zitelmann (1852-1923)的觀點（譯文）

World Law Through Comparative Law? The Perspective of Ernst Zitelmann (1852-1923)

Zitelmann欲闡明，是否有某項原因迫使法律規定對於所有國家皆屬相同，或者趨於相同，亦即是否可能對於所有國家適用相同法律？再者，Zitelmann將比較法稱為發現正確法律的適當途徑，至於比較法對於學術研究的意義，一方面在於，藉由瞭解其他法律規定之內容，得以填補正在研究之法律所存在的漏洞，另一方面，只有藉由經歷時間長河的比較，吾人始得揭示法律的形成過程。Zitelmann相信，基於統一的法律觀，世界法係屬可能。

Zitelmann seeks to shed light on whether there is any reason compelling legal provisions to be or tend to be the same for all countries, i.e., whether it is possible to apply the same legal provisions to all countries. In addition, Zitelmann regards comparative law as an appropriate approach to discovering the correct law. As for the significance of comparative law for academic research, on the one hand, loopholes in the law under study can be filled by gaining an understanding of the content of other legal provisions; on the other hand, only through diachronic comparison can we unfold the formation process of law. Zitelmann believes that based on a unified legal perspective, the world law is possible.