A Closer Look
A Symposium Among Legal Historians and Law Librarians to Uncover the Spanish Roots of Louisiana Civil Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7808680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincenç Filiu (College of Law), Dennis Kim-Prieto (0000-0002-5058-3369, College of Law), Teresa Miguel, Teresa S Miguel (College of Law) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 295-338 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Legal Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0731-1265 • E-ISSN: 2331-4117 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0731126500005898 |
| OpenAlex | W3122241363 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The debate regarding whether the origin of Louisiana civil law is based in the Spanish or in the French legal tradition has been ongoing since that state's incorporation into the United States as a result of the Louisiana Purchase. Distinguished legal scholars have argued in favor of one tradition being dominant over the other, and each has been staunch in support of that view. This article proposes and demonstrates that the Spanish, not French, civil law had an enormous influence on the creation and evolution of Louisiana civil law, and that this legacy resonates today
Civil law (Civil law · Comparative law · Legal history · Political science · Public law · Sociology · State (computer science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Historical Economic and Legal Thought · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |