Free database provided by Louisiana State Legislature, containing the codified laws of the US state of Louisiana. The Louisiana legal system is based on the civil law tradition. The database includes the Revised Statutes, Children's Code, Civil Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Evidence, House rules, Senate Rules and the Louisiana Constitution. Links are given to other Louisiana law sites.
The Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law is published by the Tulane University School of Law, Louisiana, US. The civil law jurisdiction in the state of Louisiana provides a basis for informed comparative discussions of similar systems internationally. The website offers the Journal's contents pages from spring 2004 onwards.
Website of the Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) whose role is to assist with regulation of the legal profession and to provide services to its members including Continuing Legal Education. The site has information about the LSBA including contact details for the officers and Board of Governors and details of sections and committees. There are links to Louisiana legal resources such as courts, government and law and information on lawyer discipline and Rules of Professional Conduct. The Louisiana Bar Journal is available to search or browse back to 2005.
Website of the World Society of Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists (WSMJJ) an organisation made up of law faculties, individuals and international organisations whose aim is to study jurisdictions with mixed legal systems (including both civil law and common law traditions) around the world. These include South Africa, Scotland, Israel, Quebec, the Philippines and Puerto Rico. The site gives contact details for officers and members, information on conferences and events held by the Society and publications produced by WSMJJ.
