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Rethinking Civil-Law Taxonomy: Persons, Things, And The Problem Of Domat’S Monster, Eric H. Reiter Jan 2008

Rethinking Civil-Law Taxonomy: Persons, Things, And The Problem Of Domat’S Monster, Eric H. Reiter

Journal of Civil Law Studies

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Robert Anthony Pascal: Writings About Law, 1937-2008 Jan 2008

Robert Anthony Pascal: Writings About Law, 1937-2008

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Cover, Masthead & Contents Jan 2008

Cover, Masthead & Contents

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Avant-Propos , Olivier Moréteau Jan 2008

Avant-Propos , Olivier Moréteau

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Is The Name Property? Comparing The English And The French Evolution , Audrey Guinchard Jan 2008

Is The Name Property? Comparing The English And The French Evolution , Audrey Guinchard

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Analyzing Property In Different Societies , Jacques Vanderlinden Jan 2008

Analyzing Property In Different Societies , Jacques Vanderlinden

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Complete V.1 Jan 2008

Complete V.1

Journal of Civil Law Studies

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The Valladolid Controversy Revisited: Looking Back At The Sixteenth-Century Debate On Native Americans While Facing The Current Status Of Human Embryos , Agustín Parise Jan 2008

The Valladolid Controversy Revisited: Looking Back At The Sixteenth-Century Debate On Native Americans While Facing The Current Status Of Human Embryos , Agustín Parise

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Protection Of Genetic Identity, Laura Maria Franciosi, Attilio Guarneri Jan 2008

The Protection Of Genetic Identity, Laura Maria Franciosi, Attilio Guarneri

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Human Embryo, Animal Embryo, Chimerical Embryo: What Legal Status In French Law? , Laurence Brunet, Sonia Desmoulin Jan 2008

Human Embryo, Animal Embryo, Chimerical Embryo: What Legal Status In French Law? , Laurence Brunet, Sonia Desmoulin

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Distinction Between Persons & Things: An Historical Perspective, J.-R. Trahan Jan 2008

The Distinction Between Persons & Things: An Historical Perspective, J.-R. Trahan

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


No.4 - September 2007, Center Of Civil Law Studies Sep 2007

No.4 - September 2007, Center Of Civil Law Studies

The Center of Civil Law Studies Newsletter

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No.3 - June 2007, Center Of Civil Law Studies Jun 2007

No.3 - June 2007, Center Of Civil Law Studies

The Center of Civil Law Studies Newsletter

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No.2 - March 2007, Center Of Civil Law Studies Mar 2007

No.2 - March 2007, Center Of Civil Law Studies

The Center of Civil Law Studies Newsletter

No abstract provided.


No.1 - December 2006, Center Of Civil Law Studies Dec 2006

No.1 - December 2006, Center Of Civil Law Studies

The Center of Civil Law Studies Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Non-Pecuniary Damages In The Louisiana Civil Code Article 1928: Originality In The Early Nineteenth Century And Its Projected Use In Further Codification Endeavors, Agustín Parise Apr 2006

Non-Pecuniary Damages In The Louisiana Civil Code Article 1928: Originality In The Early Nineteenth Century And Its Projected Use In Further Codification Endeavors, Agustín Parise

Research Papers

This presentation provides a complete guide that helps the readers understand the importance of art.1928 of the Civil Code of Louisiana of the year 1825. Article 1928, in its third paragraph, is the cornerstone for the recovery of non-pecuniary damages in the state of Louisiana.

As to achieve the objective of guiding the reader, the presentation contains: a historical background of the legal system of Louisiana (from the purchase to France until present days); a definition of non-pecuniary damages; an analysis of the applications the Louisiana Supreme Court made of non-pecuniary damages (between the years 1825 to 1870); and a …


Examining A Comparative Law Myth: Two Hundred Years Of Riparian Misconception, Andrea B. Carroll Feb 2006

Examining A Comparative Law Myth: Two Hundred Years Of Riparian Misconception, Andrea B. Carroll

Journal Articles

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 …