In exploring the possibilities for a new form of general jurisprudence which can underpin law as a cosmopolitan discipline, questions arise as to the feasibility and desirability of generalisations about law ‐ whether these be analytical, normative, empirical or legal in nature. Such questions are relevant both to legal scholarship and legal education. Engaging in comparative studies of the common law in its various jurisdictional manifestations provides a fruitful way of problematising what, if anything, is ‘general’ about general jurisprudence, as such it could be a means of developing a healthy cosmopolitan discipline of law.