Why does Louisiana use a civil law system?

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20 November, 20:01

Why does Louisiana use a civil law system?

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Lindsey Johnson · Answer 1

Answer: Louisiana is the only Civil law jurisdiction in the United States. Louisiana gets its Civil law legal system from its colonial past as a possession of two Civil law countries, Spain and France. It may be better to think of Louisiana's legal system as a hybrid consisting of both Civil and Common law influences.

Sydney Wells · Answer 2

Napoleon. The legal system in Louisiana-unlike that of any other state-derives from the Civil Code established by the French emperor in 1804 ... In theory, a judge in Louisiana decides a case based on her own interpretation of the code, not those of prior courts

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Louisiana is the only Civil law jurisdiction in the United States. Louisiana gets its Civil law legal system from its colonial past as a possession of two Civil law countries, Spain and France. It may be better to think of Louisiana's legal system as a hybrid consisting of both Civil and Common law influences