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Moreau Lislet: The Man Behind The Digest Of 1808, Alain Levasseur, Vicenç Feliú Aug 2014

Moreau Lislet: The Man Behind The Digest Of 1808, Alain Levasseur, Vicenç Feliú

Alain A. Levasseur

The Louisiana legal system is unique in the United States and legal scholars have been interested in learning how this situation came to pass. Most assume that the origin of this system is the Code Napoleon and even legal scholars steeped in Louisiana law have a hard time answering the question of the roots of the Louisiana legal system. This book solves the riddle through painstaking research into the life of Lois Moreau Lislet, the driving force behind the Digest of 1808.


Foreign Precedents In Constitutional Litigation: U.S. National Report, Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

Foreign Precedents In Constitutional Litigation: U.S. National Report, Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

In the United States, academic interest in foreign and/or comparative law has never been, as a general proposition, very widely spread. Actually a lot of “comparative law” is being done, of all sorts, on “the national level” both “horizontally” between the fifty states and vertically between the states of the Union and the federal government. When it comes to taking into account foreign constitutional law, some scholars have strongly argued that looking at “other countries may provide helpful empirical information in interpreting the U.S. Constitution” (Vicki C. Jackson) or that “looking abroad simply helps do a better job at home …


Le Droit Des Etats-Unis, Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

Le Droit Des Etats-Unis, Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Bridging The Channel, Alain A. Levasseur Aug 2014

Bridging The Channel, Alain A. Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Louisiana Law Of Obligations In General, A Precis, Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

Louisiana Law Of Obligations In General, A Precis, Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


300 Years And Counting: The French Influence On The Louisiana Legal System, Alain Levasseur, Roger Ward Aug 2014

300 Years And Counting: The French Influence On The Louisiana Legal System, Alain Levasseur, Roger Ward

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Louisiana Law Of Obligations: A Methodological And Comparative Perspective, Alain Levasseur, John Trahan, Sandi Varnado Aug 2014

Louisiana Law Of Obligations: A Methodological And Comparative Perspective, Alain Levasseur, John Trahan, Sandi Varnado

Alain A. Levasseur

This innovative coursebook on Louisiana’s law of obligations covers the law of contractual obligations in particular and the General Principles that govern the whole law of “Obligations.” It features carefully edited excerpts from Louisiana judicial opinions and scholarly writings, as well as citations to pertinent articles of the Louisiana Civil Code. Additionally, this coursebook includes features that most others do not. Following each case is a series of questions, some designed to direct students to the significant points of the court’s analysis, others designed to deepen students’ understanding of civil law methodology. This book not only provides students (and lawyers) …


Napoleonic Code, Alain Levasseur, G. Bordelon Aug 2014

Napoleonic Code, Alain Levasseur, G. Bordelon

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


The French Constitution Of 1958 (Translation), Alain Levasseur, David Gruning Aug 2014

The French Constitution Of 1958 (Translation), Alain Levasseur, David Gruning

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Comparative Law By American Courts (Ii), Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

The Use Of Comparative Law By American Courts (Ii), Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


The Civil Code (Translation), Alain Levasseur, David Gruning Aug 2014

The Civil Code (Translation), Alain Levasseur, David Gruning

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Comparative Law And Legal History In The United States, Alain Levasseur, Mathias Reimann Aug 2014

Comparative Law And Legal History In The United States, Alain Levasseur, Mathias Reimann

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Avant Propos (Introduction), Alain A. Levasseur, Jackie Mccreary Aug 2014

Avant Propos (Introduction), Alain A. Levasseur, Jackie Mccreary

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Two Hundred Years (200) Of Civil Law In English: Louisiana's Lonely Destiny, Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

Two Hundred Years (200) Of Civil Law In English: Louisiana's Lonely Destiny, Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Pratique Du Droit Des Affaires Aux Etats-Unis, Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

Pratique Du Droit Des Affaires Aux Etats-Unis, Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


The Law Of The European Union, Christine Corcos, Alain Levasseur, Richard Scott, Arnaud Raynouard, Joel Monéger Aug 2014

The Law Of The European Union, Christine Corcos, Alain Levasseur, Richard Scott, Arnaud Raynouard, Joel Monéger

Alain A. Levasseur

The Law of the European Union, Second Edition, has been consolidated from the two volumes of the first edition to form a single, updated volume. This casebook examines the law of the European Union under the Lisbon Treaty, which came into effect in December 2009. Part I of the book covers Historical Developments (from the EEC to the EU); Founding Values and Constitutional Principles; Institutions and Law Making Procedures; Sources of Law; Court Structure; European Union Law and National Legal Orders; Preliminary Rulings; Judicial Review; Enforcement: Actions against States; Liability of the EU and States; Justice and Fundamental Rights; and …


Louisiana Law Of Obligations In General, A Precis, Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

Louisiana Law Of Obligations In General, A Precis, Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Precis In Conventional Obligations: A Civil Code Analysis, Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

Precis In Conventional Obligations: A Civil Code Analysis, Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Introduction To The Law Of The United States, Alain Levasseur, John Baker Aug 2014

Introduction To The Law Of The United States, Alain Levasseur, John Baker

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Legitimacy Of Judges, Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

Legitimacy Of Judges, Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Le Droit Americain, Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

Le Droit Americain, Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.


Louisiana Law Of Conventional Obligations, A Precis, Alain Levasseur Aug 2014

Louisiana Law Of Conventional Obligations, A Precis, Alain Levasseur

Alain A. Levasseur

Louisiana Law of Conventional Obligations: A Precis, focuses on the Louisiana Civil Code as it applies to Contracts or Conventional Obligations. This user-friendly book provides a basic understanding of the principles and rules governing the law of contracts. The Precis format allows for a brief and specific explanation of the main issues of the civil law of contracts, and is an essential and original resource for Louisiana law students and the legal profession in general.


The Law Of The European Union: Economic Law And Common Policies, Alain Levasseur, Richard Scott, Arnaud Raynouard, Melchoir Wathelet Aug 2014

The Law Of The European Union: Economic Law And Common Policies, Alain Levasseur, Richard Scott, Arnaud Raynouard, Melchoir Wathelet

Alain A. Levasseur

No abstract provided.