Deciphering a Civil Code: Sources of Law and Methods of Interpretation - Softcover

Levasseur, Alain A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611636345 ISBN 13: 9781611636345

Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr, 2015

Synopsis

The primary purpose of this book is to dispel some misunderstandings — or even erroneous views — on what a "code" is and, more specifically, how one can work with a "civil code." The text explains that in a civil law system, codification is the product of the combination of three sources of law: legislation, jurisprudence or court cases, and doctrine or legal scholarship. It then analyzes the many different methods of reasoning and interpretation that can be used under a civil code and illustrates these methods as applied to code articles and to three decisions of the Louisiana Supreme Court. Thus, the book explains and justifies the "long lasting life" of civil codes, particularly the French Civil Code of 1804 (also referred to as the Code Napoléon) and the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825.

About this title

About the Author

Alain Levasseur is a Jean Monnet Professor of European Community Law and a Hermann Moyse Senior Professor of Law at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center.

Edition details

• Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1611636345
• ISBN 13: 9781611636345
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 163