Plaisante justice qu’une rivière borne, Vérité en deçà des Pyrénées, erreur au delà. (‘Pleasant justice that a river bounds, Truth this side of the Pyrenees, and error beyond.’) In these now famous words, the philosopher Pascal was evoking truth in law and the possibility that one court in France and another in Spain might reach different decisions on the basis of identical facts. Not only are the Pyrenees the mountain range that separates these two European countries, but they are also one of the natural habitats of the marmot, a peaceful animal with a thick furry coat that has been the inspiration for many a manufacturer of cuddly toys.
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Intellectual Property Law & Practice ; 19, 7, 2024, 1747-1540.