Custom as a Source of Law in Louisiana

Authors

Gail S. Stephenson

Keywords

Customary law, Legislative amendments, Civil law -- Louisiana

Abstract

The article discusses the Louisiana Civil Code to examine the intent of the state legislature when it established custom as a main source of law in the 1987 amendment, as well as the historical basis of consuetudinary law and the relationship of custom and jurisprudence.

Repository Citation

Gail S. Stephenson, Custom as a Source of Law in Louisiana, 79 La. L. Rev. (2019)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol79/iss4/7