The Louisiana Chapter of the Association Henri Capitant des amis de la culture juridique française invited four distinguished French law professors to present on the French reform of the law of obligations, the first comprehensive revision of time-honored titles of the French Civil Code that had remained largely untouched since their enactment in 1804. Professors Bernard Haftel (University of Paris XIII), Jean-Christophe Roda (University of Lyon III), and Michel Séjean (University of South Brittany) presented at LSU first to the faculty and then to the students of Prof. Alain Levasseur’s Law of Obligations class, to be joinded the next day by Prof. Mustapha Mekki (University of Paris XIII) where all four presented at the Supreme Court of Louisiana in New Orleans.
The event, coordinated by Prof. Randy Trahan, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center and President of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association Capitant, attracted a record audience, particularly in New Orleans on March 15, 2019. Both the Capitant Chapter and the LSU CCLS will work towards strengthening this most promising cooperation in the months and years to come.
Prof. Roda, Séjean, and Haftel in front of the LSU Law Building
Prof. Baier, Haftel, Séjean, and Roda, in the Tucker Room during the faculty presentation
Prof. Séjean presenting the new translation of the French Civil Code in English, prepared by Prof. Levasseur, Gruning, and Trahan
Prof. Roda presenting at the Louisiana Supreme Court, New Orleans
Chief Justice Bernette Johnson and Prof. Michel Séjean at the Louisiana Supreme Court
Prof. Haftel, Mekki, and Roda with Chief Justice Bernette Johnson at the Louisiana Supreme Court
