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  • Codification in France and Louisiana

    Codification: The Making of a Civil Code Note: there is an entry about the subject of this section in this legal Encyclopedia. Codification There is more general information about this topi

  • Atlantic Ocean

    Resources See Also International Public Law Customary International Law Conventional International Law International Conventions Sources of International Law

  • Atlantic Ocean

    Resources See Also International Public Law Customary International Law Conventional International Law International Conventions Sources of International Law

  • Civil Law

    Introduction to Civil Law "Civil Law, term applied to a legal tradition originating in ancient Rome and to the contemporary legal systems based on this tradition. Modern civil law systems, which were originally developed in Western European countries, have spread throughout the world. […]

  • Civil Law

    Introduction to Civil Law "Civil Law, term applied to a legal tradition originating in ancient Rome and to the contemporary legal systems based on this tradition. Modern civil law systems, which were originally developed in Western European countries, have spread throughout the world. […]

  • France

    Legal Materials This entry discusses sources for French: Business Information Legal Materials News Business Information You can look up French company registration records (for free) and retrieve filings (for a fee) from Infogreff. The Union of French Chambers of […]

  • France

    Legal Materials This entry discusses sources for French: Business Information Legal Materials News Business Information You can look up French company registration records (for free) and retrieve filings (for a fee) from Infogreff. The Union of French Chambers of […]

  • Gas

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on gas explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of gas, with a description of the most significant features of gas at international […]

  • Gas

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on gas explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of gas, with a description of the most significant features of gas at international […]

  • Common Law

    Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]

  • Common Law

    Introduction to Common Law "Common Law, term used to refer to the main body of English unwritten law that evolved from the 12th century onward. The name comes from the idea that English medieval law, as administered by the courts of the realm, reflected the "common"customs of […]

  • Death Penalty

    WHEN BRITISH LAWYER CHRISTOPHER EADES arrived at Louisiana's oldest prison, the State Penitentiary at Angola, he found abominable food, sweltering heat, and inmates who feared for their lives. Literacy and education were minimal. One prisoner could name his birth date but not his age. Others […]

  • Death Penalty

    WHEN BRITISH LAWYER CHRISTOPHER EADES arrived at Louisiana's oldest prison, the State Penitentiary at Angola, he found abominable food, sweltering heat, and inmates who feared for their lives. Literacy and education were minimal. One prisoner could name his birth date but not his age. Others […]

  • County

    Introduction to County County, a unit of local government in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and several other nations. In the U.S. it is the largest organized unit in all states except Connecticut and Rhode Island, where the major division is the town; Louisiana, where the […]

  • County

    Introduction to County County, a unit of local government in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and several other nations. In the U.S. it is the largest organized unit in all states except Connecticut and Rhode Island, where the major division is the town; Louisiana, where the […]