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is referenced under various titles. The main uniform title used in library catalogs (Library of
Congress, OCLC/WorldCat) is "Annual bulletin (American Bar Association. Comparative Law Bureau)". Other titles found in citations include: "Annual Bulletin - Comparative Law Bureau", "Annual Bulletin of
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journal in the United States, it provided a survey of foreign legislation and legal literature. Its first issue was a 200 or so page bulletin. Special bulletins also were foreseen, such as that issued in March of 1908, which consisted of a multi-country bibliography on marriage and divorce law.
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Moreover, pursuant to point 2 of the Bureau's aims noted above, the Bureau also published numerous translations of foreign laws as separate volumes. These included modern laws such as the German Civil Code and
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