Jaakko Husa
@husajaakko.bsky.social
Professor. Comparative law/legal languages/legal history/constitutional studies/law & globalisation. Academic "humour". Posts indicate satire, perplexity or whatever. Opinions are my own, unfortunately.
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When you publish a monograph and tell it to your dear colleague who shares his opinion.
December 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
When you publish a monograph and tell it to your dear colleague who shares his opinion.
It's December which means that our daughter has officially opened the gingerbread season.
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It's December which means that our daughter has officially opened the gingerbread season.
New issue of the Journal of Comparative Law (20:2) contains autobiographical essays of comparatists ("comparative lawyers"), including yours truly. Below you can see my essay's last page with some thoughts on the field and its future.
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
New issue of the Journal of Comparative Law (20:2) contains autobiographical essays of comparatists ("comparative lawyers"), including yours truly. Below you can see my essay's last page with some thoughts on the field and its future.
Sharing one of my, hopefully, entertaining comparative law memes on this platform.
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Sharing one of my, hopefully, entertaining comparative law memes on this platform.
Yours truly at a conference dinner.
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Yours truly at a conference dinner.
Behold! I organised my office.
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Behold! I organised my office.
Me looking in kitchen cabinet: "No more Moomin mugs, this is enough!"
Also me: "Oih!"
Also me: "Oih!"
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Me looking in kitchen cabinet: "No more Moomin mugs, this is enough!"
Also me: "Oih!"
Also me: "Oih!"
One of my favourite lines in one of my favourite books:
"you nobody from Hell, you whore-spawn, you cluster of evil, you lawyer"
— Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall
(Norfolk's line to Cromwell)
"you nobody from Hell, you whore-spawn, you cluster of evil, you lawyer"
— Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall
(Norfolk's line to Cromwell)
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
One of my favourite lines in one of my favourite books:
"you nobody from Hell, you whore-spawn, you cluster of evil, you lawyer"
— Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall
(Norfolk's line to Cromwell)
"you nobody from Hell, you whore-spawn, you cluster of evil, you lawyer"
— Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall
(Norfolk's line to Cromwell)
This movie is really good. Finally we see the story of the "monster". Thank you Guillermo del Toro.
November 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This movie is really good. Finally we see the story of the "monster". Thank you Guillermo del Toro.
The Revising (2025)
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Revising (2025)
Perhaps our Yorkie is not a dog but an Ewok?
October 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Perhaps our Yorkie is not a dog but an Ewok?
Who would not love unboxing especially, if it's an interesting book.
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Who would not love unboxing especially, if it's an interesting book.
Perfectly curled up sulking Yorkie.
October 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Perfectly curled up sulking Yorkie.
"Contrarian Jurists — The Story of Comparative Law and How Collisions Shaped It" is now in the hands of Hart Publishing.
A peek into the book's content:
A peek into the book's content:
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Contrarian Jurists — The Story of Comparative Law and How Collisions Shaped It" is now in the hands of Hart Publishing.
A peek into the book's content:
A peek into the book's content:
What I have learned about Yorkshire terriers is this: they do not have owners, they have servants.
October 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
What I have learned about Yorkshire terriers is this: they do not have owners, they have servants.
Our 13-year-old little guy went to the vet to have his teeth cleaned and checked. Poor guy is still a little dopey.
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Our 13-year-old little guy went to the vet to have his teeth cleaned and checked. Poor guy is still a little dopey.
When you are writing a scholarly piece and remember a paper you disapprove of...
September 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
When you are writing a scholarly piece and remember a paper you disapprove of...
"Of course that's your contention. You're a second year law PhD student. You just got finished readin' some Zweigert & Kötz. You're gonna be convinced of that 'til next month when you get to Pierre Legrand, and then you're gonna be talkin' about legal mentality and la différence."
September 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"Of course that's your contention. You're a second year law PhD student. You just got finished readin' some Zweigert & Kötz. You're gonna be convinced of that 'til next month when you get to Pierre Legrand, and then you're gonna be talkin' about legal mentality and la différence."
I am not quite sure why my university's main building has all these classical statues but they make nice background for selfies.
September 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I am not quite sure why my university's main building has all these classical statues but they make nice background for selfies.
When the journal editor organises surprise for you...
September 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
When the journal editor organises surprise for you...
When you see your favourite toy on the other side.
September 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
When you see your favourite toy on the other side.
Doing interdisciplinary comparative law
September 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Doing interdisciplinary comparative law