Category Archives: Civil Law

Louisiana Legal History at Tulane and LSU

Posted on November 8, 2016 by moreteau

On Friday, November 4, 2016, The Portalis Society, The Eason Weinmann Center, and The Tulane Law School organized an international conference in New Orleans on Early Louisiana and Her Spanish World: Legal Tradition, Laws and Customs in Luisiana and the Floridas. Two of … Continue reading →

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Civil Law Faculty Position at LSU Law

Posted on September 1, 2016 by moreteau

The Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center seeks to hire tenure-track or tenured faculty members with a starting date in August 2017. Among others, we are looking for a civil law professor, preferably with a comparative law/international law … Continue reading →

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Visit the Louisiana Civil Code Online

Posted on July 8, 2016 by moreteau

Over the course of more than five years, the Center of Civil Law Studies at LSU produced a translation into French of the Louisiana Civil Code. It was progressively published on Louisiana Civil Code Online, a webpage giving full access to … Continue reading →

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The Louisiana Civil Code is Now Entirely Available in French

Posted on July 5, 2016 by moreteau

July 4th, 2016, marked the United States’ 240th anniversary. Today, July 5th, is an important day at LSU Law: We welcome Thomas Galligan as our new Dean; We wish Professor Emeritus Robert A. Pascal a Happy 101st Birthday; and We congratulate the CCLS … Continue reading →

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Research Assistant Position Available on Roman Legal Thought (Remote Work)

Posted on June 23, 2016 by moreteau

Research Assistant sought for approximately 120-150 hours of remote work on Roman Legal thought. Some familiarity with Roman law, particularly in the Eastern provinces, is desirable. Compensation is $21.33-$26.67 CAD depending on highest degree achieved. Research is for a project … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Law Review Symposium on the Future of the Civil Law

Posted on March 4, 2016 by moreteau

Louisiana—as the lone civil law jurisdiction in the United States—has been instrumental in developing and maintaining one of the major legal traditions in the world, the civil law, in the English language. Indeed, having as its source Roman and Canon … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Dr. Agustín Parise, LSU LL.M. 2006, on his second doctorate!

Posted on November 11, 2015 by moreteau

Dr. Agustín Parise received his law degree from the University of Buenos Aires and a LL.M. in Comparative Law from the LSU Law Center. From 2006 to 2010, he worked as a Research Associate at the Center of Civil Law … Continue reading →

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The Corpus Juris Civilis at the Law Library of Louisiana

Posted on October 20, 2015 by moreteau

A Law Library of Louisiana FREE CLE Co-sponsored by the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society The Corpus Juris Civilis Thursday, November 12, 2015 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Louisiana Supreme Court, 400 Royal Street, New Orleans One Hour Credit … Continue reading →

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Deciphering a Civil Code, by Alain A. Levasseur

Posted on September 9, 2015 by moreteau

Carolina Academic Press just published Deciphering a Civil Code Sources of Law and Methods of Interpretation by Alain A. Levasseur The primary purpose of this book is to dispel some misunderstandings —  or even erroneous views — on what a “code” is and, more … Continue reading →

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Professor Emeritus Robert A. Pascal Turned 100

Posted on July 17, 2015 by moreteau

Professor Emeritus Robert Anthony Pascal celebrated his 100th birthday on July 5, 2015. A long time LSU law professor, his scholarship spanned over 72 years, with a first article in the very first issue of the Louisiana Law Review in 1938 … Continue reading →

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