The genesis of nineteenth-century civil codes in the United States / by Julie Rocheton.

Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Nijhoff, 2024.

xv, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Legal history library ; volume 66.

"Starting in Louisiana in the early nineteenth century, this book takes the reader on a journey through the USA and the development of their civil codes. From Georgia and New York, civil codes traveled to California and Dakota Territory; in the Great Plains, they made their way to Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota by the end of the century. Unveiling the history of nineteenth-century civil codes in the USA, this book examines their origin stories, circulation, and usage by focusing on the social-historical context of their drafting and legal concepts. "Rocheton's work, published four decades after Cook's book on 'The American Codification Movement,' contains an exhaustive and insightful analysis of nineteenth-century civil codes. It thoroughly discusses their context, how they were conceived, discussed, drafted and approved, their main foreign influences and content, and their practical operation." - Aniceto Masferrer, University of Valencia "While there is a vast corpus of literature on codification and, more specifically, civil codes in the civil law tradition, it is much less known that six US states codified their private laws during the 19th century. This book tells the fascinating story. Spoiler alert: it's a family affair." - Stefan Vogenauer, Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online version: Rocheton, Julie. Genesis of nineteenth-century civil codes in the United States Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Nijhoff, 20,24

KF434 .R63 2024

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