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Two Distinguished Argentine Scholars Visit LSU Law

Posted on January 27, 2021 by moreteau

In January 2021, LSU Law had the pleasure of welcoming two renowned scholars from Argentina. Santiago Legarre, a constitutional-law scholar, is a professor of law at Universidad Católica Argentina who regularly visits at LSU Law to teach comparative constitutional law. … Continue reading →

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From Nantes to Chicago via LSU: the Louisiana Story of Sara Vono

Posted on November 16, 2020 by moreteau

Olivier Moréteau: Bonjour Sara! I remember the day when you arrived from Nantes for a three-month internship at the CCLS, to work on the French translation of the Louisiana Civil Code. After doing fine legal translation work, you joined our … Continue reading →

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Journal of Civil Law Studies, Volume 13 Number 1

Posted on October 27, 2020 by moreteau

Volume 13, Number 1, was published online in September 2020. Articles explore and reconcile the present, the past, and the future. The lead article article is a masterful presentation of the use of comparative law by the European Court of … Continue reading →

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Remembering George W. Pugh, (1925-2020) by Alejandro Carrió, LL.M. 1982

Posted on July 8, 2020 by moreteau

Alejandro Carrió wrote from Buenos Aires: I only recently found out about the passing of Professor George W. Pugh. It is with obvious sadness, but also with the joy that comes from realizing how lucky I was for having met … Continue reading →

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Bob Sloan (1947-2020), Former Director of the LSU Laborde Energy Law Center

Posted on June 25, 2020 by moreteau

Professor Bob Sloan passed away untimely on June 19, 2020. He was the first Director of the Laborde Energy Law Center at LSU Law, which he helped design and implement our thriving Energy Law program. He was a keen supporter … Continue reading →

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The CCLS Welcomes Research Associate Mariano Vitetta

Posted on June 12, 2020 by moreteau

LSU Law and the Center of Civil Law Studies welcome Mariano Vitetta, who started in June 2020 in a twelve-month position as CCLS Research Associate after a very successful LL.M. year with us. We wish him and his family another … Continue reading →

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Journal of Civil Law Studies, Volume 12 Number 2

Posted on May 8, 2020 by moreteau

Volume 12, Number 2, was published online in March 2020. Articles offer a historical and dynamic panorama of Hungarian law, with Professor Emeritus Attila Harmathy as a guide (Tucker Lecture 2018). You will explore the #MeToo movement and its legal … Continue reading →

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JCLS Colloquium on Opportunities of Distance Teaching

Posted on May 8, 2020 by moreteau

The Journal of Civil Law Studies (law.lsu.edu/jcls) will host a colloquium on the opportunities that distance teaching offers for law students and professors in the current global context. Speakers will share insights and perspectives from different jurisdictions, across continents: Xiangshun Ding, Renmin … Continue reading →

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Teaching Comparative Tort Law in Lyon

Posted on December 10, 2019 by moreteau

Professor Olivier Moréteau taught his annual Comparative Tort Law class in the LL.M. in International and European Business Law this week, at Université Jean Moulin, Lyon, France, November 25-29, an intensive 18-hour class. He also held meetings on legal studies … Continue reading →

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Translating the Louisiana Civil Code into French

Posted on December 10, 2019 by moreteau

On December 9, 2019, Professor Olivier Moréteau was the guest speaker of Friends of French Studies at LSU at a campus event taking place at the French House. A Board Member of FFS since his arrival at LSU in fall … Continue reading →

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