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Hidden Law: Taking The Comments More Seriously, Melissa T. Lonegrass
Hidden Law: Taking The Comments More Seriously, Melissa T. Lonegrass
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Le Code Civil De Louisiane En Francais: Traduction Et Retraduction, Olivier Moreteau
Le Code Civil De Louisiane En Francais: Traduction Et Retraduction, Olivier Moreteau
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Examining A Comparative Law Myth: Two Hundred Years Of Riparian Misconception, Andrea B. Carroll
Examining A Comparative Law Myth: Two Hundred Years Of Riparian Misconception, Andrea B. Carroll
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This article is a first step in an effort to critically examine - and to debunk - some of the myths that persist about the degree to which the common and civil law systems differ. Specifically, the article questions the validity of recent scholarly commentary suggesting that the primary differences between the systems can be found in their substantive legal rules or in their respective "spirits." A relatively narrow issue of riparian access perfectly highlights the problem. Nearly all of the high courts in the United States that have examined this particular riparian issue have chosen to adopt either the …