The Reform of the French Law of Obligations: What It Is and What It Means for Louisiana and Beyond

A Law Library of Louisiana Free CLE
Co-sponsored by the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society
and the Association Henri Capitant
 
The Reform of the French Law of Obligations:
What It Is and What It Means
for Louisiana and Beyond

Friday, March 15, 2019
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Courtroom, Louisiana Supreme Court, 400 Royal Street
Reception 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., 1^st floor foyer

4.25 credit hours

Morning session, 9:30-12:30
Opening remarks by Professor Randy Trahan, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Professor Mustapha Mekki, University of Paris XIII: Reforming Contract Law: From Myth to Reality
Professor Bernard Haftel, University of Paris XIII: The Content of Contract
Break (15 min.)
Professor Michel Séjean, University of South Brittany: Remedies and Sanctions in Contract Law
Professor Jean-Christophe Roda, University of Lyon III: The Theory of the Unforeseen

Afternoon Session, 1:30-3:00
Professor David Gruning, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law: The Louisiana Law of Cause
Professor Ron Scalise, Tulane University Law School: Duress (Violence) in the New French Contract Reform
Closing remarks by Professor Randy Trahan

Email CLE@lasc.org to reserve a seat.  For more information, please contact Gail Bragg via email at GBragg@lasc.org  or phone (504-310-2411).