Thursday, November 12, 2015
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Louisiana Supreme Court, 400 Royal Street, New Orleans
One Hour Credit
On Thursday, November 12, 2015, a free CLE will be presented by Frederick W. Dingledy at the Louisiana Supreme Court. The topic is the Corpus Juris Civilis, created by order of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I to compile the laws in force at the time. The CJC would become a vital foundation for both the civil law and common law traditions. Important figures in the development of the United States’ law used principles listed in the Corpus as a guide, and to this day legal scholars and historians still refer to it. As a system of law based on principles, not case law, the Corpus provided the framework upon which France built the Code Napoleon. The CJC’s influence can be seen in the legal systems of many European nations, those nations’ former colonial dependencies, and Louisiana. Despite its importance, the Corpus can seem impenetrable to researchers, citations to the Corpus enigmatic. This program will give a history of the Corpus, describe its components, and give participants tools for researching it.
Speaker
Frederick W. Dingledy is a reference librarian at the College of William & Mary Law School. He has a BS from The Pennsylvania State University, a JD (cum laude) from the University of Minnesota Law School, and a MALIS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has served as president of the Virginia Association of Law Libraries. He teaches foreign and international legal research classes and instructs professors, students, and members of the public, both inside and outside of the College, on the use of library resources. |
