User:Annafarrell1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Comparative law

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because the I found the topic Comparative law intriguing. It matters because it is important to be aware of laws in other countries, especially if you plan to travel there. It is also good to be informed about other cultures and their practices as only knowing information about your country can hinder how you see other countries. My preliminary impression of the article was curiosity, I have heard stories and seen news articles of events that have taken place in other countries that were illegal there but not in the US. It has always peaked my interest so my preliminary impression was curiosity and wanting to know more.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: I thought the lead section was exactly as it should be. It provided a concise overview allowing me to understand what comparative law is, the legal systems the definition includes, as well as a good overview for me if I were to explain what comparative law is to someone who isn't too familiar with it. It also doesn't include information that is not present in the article and it is not overly detailed, it is very concise but informative.

Content: I thought the content of this article was superb. It gave a good amount of background information when describing the history of comparative law which I found very helpful as I continued reading. The content is very relevant to the topic and it the information is up to date as of August 27, 2021. I don't think the article deals with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps but because this article is just a brief overview, I don't think it is necessary to be included for the reader to understand.

Tone and Balance: I feel as if the article is definitely written from a neutral point of view. I can't imagine someone would have much bias regarding an overview of comparative law and this mindset along with how the article was actually written makes me feel confident to say that I didn't think the article swayed one way or another. The article included the history of comparative law, its purpose, and relationship with other legal subjects which I feel like pertains the most to this topic. There was nothing but neutrality when discussing comparative law and the other legal subjects such as legal theory and private vs public international law.

Sources and Reference: The information stated in this article is definitely backed up with credible sources. The sources are very thorough, current, and diverse. Scrolling through them, I see many sources from around the world and a lot of information taken from journal articles. After checking a few links, they all work and look very credible.

Organization and Writing Quality: The article is very well written and extremely easy to read. Although just a brief overview, I was able to have all of my questions answered with even more information than I was expecting. I could not find any grammatical or spelling errors and I feel as if the article is very well organized and broken down.

Images and Media: The article does contain images that enhance the understanding of the topic. An image of a world map with markers indicating where the article talks about comparative law is included as is a picture of Sir Henry James Sumner Maine who was the first professor of comparative law at Oxford. The images are well-captioned and very well laid out in a visually appealing way that makes it even easier for the reader to comprehend.

Talk Page Discussion: I couldn't find many discussions that had been taking place but a lot of edits have been made which makes me feel as if people are definitely trying to keep this page as accurate and up to date as possible. I think this is something not a lot of people think about often so this is definitely a good place to start when wanting to know more about comparative law.

Overall Impressions: The article has many strengths such as: being very well written, concise, informative, neutral presentation of information, and great references. I think the article could be improved with going into just a little more depth about its purpose but I understand why it is written the way it is. I would say that this article is very well-developed and little to no work is necessary.