Comparative law is a common subject-matter of research and teaching in many universities around the world, and the twenty-first century has aptly been termed 'the era of comparative law'. It is thus topical to publish this Cambridge Handbook of Comparative Law which seeks to present a truly global perspective of comparative law today. The contributors are drawn from all parts of the world to provide different perspectives on key topics of comparative law. In total, this handbook contains 36 chapters which are divided under the following main parts: 'Methods of Comparative Law', 'Legal Families and Geographical Comparisons', 'Central Themes in Comparative Law', and 'Comparative Law Beyond the State'. MATHIAS SIEMS is a Professor at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy. He previously taught at Durham University, the University of Edinburgh and the Riga Graduate School of Law. He was also a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard Law School and a Jean Monnet Fellow at the EUL PO JEN YAP is a Professor at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). He graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB degree and he obtained LLM qualifications from both Harvard Law School and University College London. He graduated with a PhD degree from the University of Cambridge.