Moreau Lislet : the man behind the Digest of 1808 / Alain Levasseur ; with the assistance of Vicenç Feliú.

Baton Rouge : Claitor's Pub. Division, 2008.

vi, 317 pages : map, portrait, facsimiles ; 23 cm

"The Louisiana legal system is unique in the United States and legal scholars have been interested in learning how this situation came to pass. Most assume that the origin of this system is the Code Napoleon and even legal scholars steeped in Louisiana law have a hard time answering the question of the roots of the Louisiana legal system. This book solves the riddle through painstaking research into the life of Lois Moreau Lislet, the driving force behind the Digest of 1808"--Provided by LSU's digital commons Web site.

Revised edition of: Louis Casimir Elisabeth Moreau-Lislet, foster father of Louisiana civil law. Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University, Law Center Publications Institute, 1996.

In English and French.

Includes bibliographical references.

KF368.M65 L48 2008

English

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