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LSU Law Welcomes First Senghor Chair Lecture in French

Posted on February 24, 2022 by moreteau

The Center of Civil Law Studies The Center of French and Francophone Studies Invite you to attend a Chaire Senghor de la Francophonie Lecture   Jean-François Gaudreault-DesBiens Professor, Faculty of Law, Former Dean of the Faculty of Law Vice-Rector of … Continue reading →

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The Lost Translators of 1808 and the Birth of Civil Law in Louisiana

Posted on April 9, 2021 by moreteau

In celebration of Vernon Valentine Palmer’s fifty years of teaching at Tulane and the publication of his latest book, Tulane Law School and the Eason Weinmann Center for Comparative and International Law invite you to a live virtual conversation between … Continue reading →

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Webinar: The Intersection of the French Language and the Legal System of Louisiana

Posted on March 11, 2021 by moreteau

Join the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. and the Consulate General of France in Louisiana on Zoom on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 for a panel discussion in French highlighting the use of the French language in Louisiana civil law. … 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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JCLS Colloquium on Opportunities of Distance Teaching

Posted on May 8, 2020 by moreteau

The Journal of Civil Law Studies (www.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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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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Towards an LSU LL.M. in Panama?

Posted on October 30, 2019 by moreteau

On October 17, 2019, Professor Moréteau made a short visit to Panama City where he was the guest of Dr. Oscar Leon, Rector of the Quality Leadership University (QLU). His Excellency Mario Jaramillo, the former Ambassador of Panama to the … Continue reading →

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Professor David Bosco’s Teaching Visit at LSU Law

Posted on October 30, 2019 by moreteau

Professor David Bosco, the former director of the Business Law Institute at the Aix-Marseille University Faculty of Law, visited at LSU Law to teach a one-credit course on American and European Antitrust Law, from September 30 to October 11, 2019, … Continue reading →

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Louisiana Legislature honors longtime LSU Law professor George Pugh

Posted on July 3, 2019 by moreteau

The Louisiana state legislature honored longtime LSU Law professor George W. Pugh on Wednesday with a commendation passed during the regular session. The resolution was filed by senators Dan Claitor, John Alario, Conrad Appel, Gerald Boudreaux, Norby Chabert, Page Cortez, … Continue reading →

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Four Distinguished French Scholars Discuss the 2016 French Revision of Contractual Obligations

Posted on April 2, 2019 by moreteau

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 … Continue reading →

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