The latest Journal of Civil Law Studies

A new volume of the Journal of Civil Law Studies has been issued. The journal was launched last year:

to promote a multidisciplinary and pluralistic approach, and to focus on the following themes:

• The evolution of the law in mixed jurisdictions, chiefly Louisiana
• The evolution of the civil law in an English speaking environment
• The impact of globalization on the evolution of the civil law and the common law
• The impact of the civil law and the common law outside the western world and their interrelation with other legal traditions
• Bridging the divide between civil law and common law in the American hemisphere and in the European area
• The combination of the civil law and common law traditions in the harmonization and unification processes, with a focus on linguistic issues.

The contents of the current volume include:

ARTICLES

• Jacques Vanderlinden, ‘Aux origines de la culture juridique française en Amérique du Nord’
• Olivier Moréteau, ‘The Future of Civil Codes in France and Louisiana’
• Andrea Borroni & Charles Tabor, ‘Caveat Emptor’s Current Role in Louisiana and Islamic Law: Worlds Apart yet Surprisingly Close’
• Catherine Piché, ‘The Cultural Analysis of Class Action Law’
• Georges A Cavalier & Thomas Straub, ‘Mergers and Acquisitions Comparative Economic Analysis of Laws: France vs USA’

BOOK REVIEW

• Agustín Parise on Gustavus Schmidt, The Civil Law of Spain and Mexico (2008 [1851])

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Olivier Moréteau & Agustín Parise, ‘The Bicentennial of the Louisiana Civil Code (1808-2008)’