Category Archives: Lectures

U.S. Department of Justice and LSU Perspectives on Transnational Crime

Dan E. Stigall, Coordinator for International Security Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice, gave an outstanding presentation on the challenges that face sovereign states in relation to the rise of transnational crimes in an increasingly globalized world. This presentation … Continue reading

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International Law Society: Dan Stigall to Discuss Transnational Crime

  Transnational Crime & the Other End of the Targeting Spectrum by Dan E. Stigall Monday, November 3, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Room 110 Dan E. Stigall is an attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of International … Continue reading

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The Atakapa-Ishak: Introducing a Historic and Living Native American Tribe

The French American Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Coast, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, of Louisiana and the Louisiana State Museum present “Native Americans in Louisiana History and their Rights: The Atakapa-Ishak Experience” Wednesday, November 5, 2014, 6-7 p.m. Old U.S. Mint, New … Continue reading

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Uisdean “Hugh” Vass, LL.M., LSU 1985, Presents on the Ramifications of the Scottish Independence Referendum

Hugh Vass, a Scottish lawyer who graduated with an LL.M. in Comparative Law (focus: oil and gas) from the LSU Law Center in 1985, was invited by the LSU Law John P. Laborde Energy Law Center on Thursday, September 11th, … Continue reading

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Catharine MacMillan Discusses Judah Benjamin and the Influence of Louisiana Civil Law on the English Common Law

On August 21, 2014, Catharine MacMillan, Professor of Law and Legal History at the University of Reading (U.K.), presented a paper on Judah Benjamin: The Louisianan’s Influence on British Law. Judah P. Benjamin was the pre-eminent commercial attorney in 1840s New Orleans … Continue reading

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The 37th Tucker Lecture by Justice Nicholas Kasirer

On April 10, 2014, The Hon. Nicholas Kasirer, of the Cour d’appel du Québec, delivered the 37th John H. Tucker, Jr. Lecture in Civil Law, entitled That Montreal Sound: The Influence of French Legal Ideas and the French Language on … Continue reading

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The Louisiana Civil Code Translation Project: Enhancing Visibility and Promoting the Civil Law in English

The Louisiana Civil Code Translation Project: Enhancing Visibility and Promoting the Civil Law in English A Conference organized at the Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hébert Law Center By the Center of Civil Law Studies Baton Rouge, April 10 and … Continue reading

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The Hon. Nicholas Kasirer (Cour d’appel du Québec), to give the 37th Tucker Lecture

The Center for Civil Law Studies of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center presents the 37th John H. Tucker, jr. Lecture in Civil Law: “That Montreal Sound: The Influence of French Legal Ideas and the French Language on the … Continue reading

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Celebrating Four Former Louisiana Supreme Court Justices

Judge Allen M. Babineaux International Civil Law Symposium On Thursday, November 21 at the Historic New Orleans Collection, 410 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LSU Law Professor Olivier Moréteau will present on 19th century Justice François-Xavier Martin at the Judge Allen M. Babineaux … Continue reading

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Spanish Professor Aniceto Masferrer Discussed Codification in the U.S. at LSU

Aniceto (“Setu”) Masferrer is Professor of Legal History and Comparative Law at the University of Valencia. He holds a law degree from the University of Barcelona and a doctorate in law from the University of Girona. Professor Masferrer served as a … Continue reading

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