Professor Siedel was a Visiting Professor at Stanford University and Harvard University, a Visiting Scholar at Berkeley, and a Parsons Fellow on the University of Sydney. He has been elected a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University’s Wolfson College and a Life Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. As a Fulbright Scholar in Eastern Europe, he held a Distinguished Chair in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The creator of quite a few books and articles, Professor Siedel is the recipient of research awards from the University of Michigan (the Faculty Recognition Award) and the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (the Hoeber Award, the Ralph Bunche Award and the Maurer Award). The Center for International Business Education and Research selected a case written by Professor Siedel for its annual International Case Writing Award.
In medieval England, royal courts developed a physique of precedent which later became the frequent legislation. A Europe-extensive Law Merchant was fashioned in order that merchants may trade with widespread standards of apply rather than with the many splintered sides of native legal guidelines. The Law Merchant, a precursor to fashionable business law, emphasised the freedom to contract and alienability of property. As nationalism grew in the … Read More
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