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Journal of Civil Law Studies

The Journal of Civil Law Studies is a peer-reviewed, online and open-access periodical, published by the Center of Civil Law Studies. LSU Law students participate in the editorial process once papers have been accepted for publication. First published in 2008, it promotes a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to the civil law in Louisiana and in the world.

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Current Issue: Volume 17 (2025), Number 1
2025

Front Matter

Cover, Masthead & Contents

Conference Proceedings

The Sources of the Definition of Legislation in the Louisiana Civil Code
Carlos Amunategui

Printing the Civil Code of 1825: A Bibliographic Essay
Warren Billings

Quel avenir pour les codes à l’aune de la mondialisation?
Vivian Grosswald Curran

Livingston, ses codifications et l’esclavage
Jean-Louis Halpérin

Consideration, Detrimental Reliance, Promissory Estoppel or the 1984 Common Law “Rodents” in the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825
Alain Levasseur

The Rejection and Reemergence of the 1825 Louisiana Civil Code in California
Peter Reich

Articles

Bicentennial Volume (1825-2025)
Olivier Moréteau

Evolutions in European Family Law: Towards a Common Core?
Frédérique Ferrand

A Bicentennial Approach to an Exegetical School of Private Law in Louisiana
Agustín Parise

The Dynamics of the Louisiana Civil Codes
Olivier Moréteau

Notes

Liability Rules in Medical Artificial Intelligence
Guido Grasso

The Bicentennial of the 1825 Civil Code of Louisiana
Olivier Moréteau and Agustín Parise

Civil Law Translation

Bilingual English-Spanish Louisiana Civil Code, Book III, Title VI
Mariano Vitetta

Civil Law in the World

The European Union’s Impact on the Albanian Time-Share Contracts on Immovable Properties
Denard Veshi

The Legal Governance of Arbitrary Construction in Azerbaijan: Current Issues and Paths to Reform
Natig Khalilov

Civil Law in Louisiana

A Bulletproof Shield: Act 2, SB 2 Limiting Civil Liability for Authorized Persons Using Firearms in Self-Defense Shootings
Anthony Kelly

A Limited Utilization of French Doctrine “La possession vaut titre” in Louisiana: Acts 2023, No. 401, Providing Relative to the Transfer of Movables Between Good Faith Purchaser and Merchant Selling with Consent from the Owner
Colton Temples

Minor Consent, Major Consequence: Acts 2024, No. 16, Protecting Minors in the Online Marketplace
Reed Wakefield

Heirship to Ownership, Acts 2024, No. 90, How Changes to Small Successions Procedure Create Marketable Equity for Family
Mary Thomas

Is my Prescription Ready? Nope, Come Back in Two Years! Acts 2024, No. 423, Increasing the Prescription Period for Delictual Actions
Brynn Brewer

Liability Limbo: How Low Can Responsibility Go in Howe v. Gafford?
Amanda Sicard

Marriage and Compensation: Wederstrandt v. Kol and a Spouse’s Right to a Wrongful Death Action
Van Matherne

Rediscovered Treasures of Louisiana Law

The Sources of the Civil Code of Louisiana
Henri Plauché Dart

Book Review

Dirk Heirbaut, Redefining Codification: A Comparative History of Civil, Commerical, and Procedural Codes
Agustín Parise