Deciphering a civil code : sources of law and methods of interpretation / Alain A. Levasseur.
2015
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Title
Deciphering a civil code : sources of law and methods of interpretation / Alain A. Levasseur.
Published
Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2015]
Call Number
K623 .L495 2015
ISBN
9781611636345 (alk. paper)
1611636345 (alk. paper)
1611636345 (alk. paper)
Description
xiii, 163 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)907060757
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
xi
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction
3
1.
The Meaning of "Civil" in the Expression "Civil Law"
3
2.
The Meaning of "Code" in the Expression "Civil Code"
5
3.
The Path to Grasping the Sense of the Law of a Civil Code
6
pt. I
The Making of a Civil Code
ch. 1
Historical Developments of Sources of Law and Law Making Institutions
9
A.
From the Code of Hammurabi to the XII Tables: The Beginning
9
B.
From the XII Tables to the Corpus Juris Civilis (CJC): Sources of Law
10
1.
From the XII Tables to the Classical Period of Roman Law
10
a.
The Praetor
12
b.
Legislative Bodies and Forms of Legislation
15
c.
"Juris-Prudentia": "Knowledge of the Law": Doctrine
16
2.
Post-Classical Period to the Corpus Juris Civilis (3rd to 6th Century)
20
C.
From the Corpus Juris Civilis to the "Civil Codes"
24
1.
From the Corpus Juris Civilis to the 12th Century
24
2.
From the 12th Century to the Era of Codification
29
ch. 2
Codification
43
A.
Codification in France and Louisiana
43
1.
Codification in France
43
2.
Codification in Louisiana
46
B.
Codification
48
1.
Codification: Concept and Misconceptions
48
a.
Biases Regarding Codification
51
2.
The Process of Codification
53
a.
Legislation and Codification: Where Is the Difference?
53
b.
The Language of Codification
57
pt. II
Interpretation and Reasoning
ch. 1
Interpretation: Process and Methods
71
A.
Interpretation of Statutes: Common Law and Civil Law Perspectives
71
1.
Common Law Perspective
71
2.
Civil Law Perspective
74
B.
Interpretation of Civil Codes
78
ch. 2
Methods and Techniques/Means/Tools of Interpretation
83
A.
Methods and Techniques of Interpretation of Code Articles
84
1.
Literal, Grammatical, Logical or "Ordinary" Method of Interpretation
85
a.
Ad verbum or verbum verbo, literally
85
b.
Interpreting a generali sensu
87
c.
Interpreting or Reasoning a contrario sensu
88
d.
Reasoning ratione legis stricta
90
e.
Reasoning pro subjecta materia
93
f.
Reasoning in pari materia
94
g.
Reasoning ab inutilitate legis et ab absurdum
95
h.
Reasoning ab auctoritate
98
i.
Reasoning a rubrica
99
j.
Travaux Preparatories; Preparatory Works
100
2.
Extrinsic Methods of Interpretation or Reading "Beyond the Civil Code"
102
a.
Reasoning a pari ratione or a simili ratione
105
b.
Reasoning a fortiori ratione: a minori ad majus; a majori ad minus
111
ch. 3
Methods of Reasoning and the Courts
115
Arrets and Arretistes
151
Bibliography
155
Index
159