Focusing on Lousiana civil law as it applies to Obligations, this resource provides a basic understanding of torts and contracts. The Précis format allows for brief, concise explanation of the main points of the civil law, and will prove to be a critical resource for Louisiana practitioners and law students alike.
Features At-A-Glance
- Thoughtful yet practical analysis by the premier scholar in the field
- Convenient and portable softbound format
- Appendices with pertinent articles from the Civil Code and Code of Civil Procedure
- Appendix of Illustrative Cases for each chapter covered
- Comprehensive Index
- Obligations in General
- Kinds of Obligations
- Obligations with Multiple Persons
- Obligations with Multiple Objects
- Transfer of Obligations
- Proof of Obligations
- Extinction of Obligations
- Appendix I: Louisiana Civil Code
- Appendix II: Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure
- Appendix III: Cases - Illustrations
- Index
Alain A. Levasseur
Professor Alain Levasseur is the Hermann Moyse, Sr. Professor of Law and Director of European Studies at Louisiana State University. A graduate of the Universities of Paris (France) and Tulane, Professor Levasseur practiced with the Paris firm of Mudge, Rose, Guthrie & Alexander before joining the World Bank as a technical assistant. Prior to joining the Law Faculty at LSU, Professor Levasseur taught at Tulane Law School from 1970-1977. He is a member of the International Academy of Comparative Law, the Societe de Legislation Comparee, and the Louisiana State Law Institute. He serves on the editorial or advisory boards of the American Journal of Comparative Law, the Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Civil, the Revue Generale de Droit, the Foro de Derecho Mercantil, and e-Competitions. He is president of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association Henri Capitant and of the International Association of Legal Methodology. He has published extensively in the fields of Comparative Law, Civil Law, and EU/EC Law. Professor Levasseur has been a regular visiting Professor at the Universities of Aix-Paul Cezanne and Lyon III.
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