Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans
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The Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans is an 1808 compilation of civil law that formed the foundation of Louisiana’s unique mixed civil law system in the United States.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil code
ⓘ
historical legal document ⓘ legal codification ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territory of Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | French civil law tradition ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Territory of Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | articles of civil law ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1808 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Louisiana Civil Code of 1825 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundationOf |
Louisiana civil law tradition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana’s mixed civil law system ⓘ |
| governs |
contracts
ⓘ
inheritance and succession ⓘ marriage and family relations ⓘ property rights ⓘ |
| hasPart |
book on obligations
ⓘ
book on persons ⓘ book on things ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman law tradition ⓘ Spanish law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Territory of Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalField | civil law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
civil law
ⓘ
mixed civil law–common law system ⓘ |
| legalTradition | continental European civil law ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1808 ⓘ |
| purpose | to codify civil laws then in force in the Territory of Orleans ⓘ |
| region | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Louisiana Digest of 1808 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first comprehensive civil code for the Territory of Orleans
ⓘ
one of the earliest civil codes in the United States ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family law
ⓘ
obligations ⓘ private law ⓘ property law ⓘ succession law ⓘ |
| title | Digest of the Civil Laws now in force in the Territory of Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | statutory law ⓘ |
| usedIn | Louisiana courts ⓘ |
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