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60 La. L. Rev. 677 (1999-2000)
Mixed Jurisdictions: Common Law v. Civil Law (Codified and Uncodified)

handle is hein.journals/louilr60 and id is 691 raw text is: Mixed Jurisdictions: Common Law v. Civil Law (Codified and Uncodified) William Tetley* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ........................................... 678 II. Plan and Purpose of this Paper ............................ 680 II. Related Legal Entities and Their Definitions .................. 681 A. Legal Systems ...................................... 681 B. Legal Traditions or Families ........................... 682 C. Civil Law ......................................... 683 D. Common Law ...................................... 684 E. Statutory Law ...................................... 684 F. Mixed Legal Systems ................................ 684 G. Mixed Jurisdictions ................................. 685 H. M aritime Law ...................................... 685 I. Legal Traditions Are Also Mixed ................... ,... 685 IV. Forms of Civil Law Jurisdictions and How They Developed ..... 686 A. Introduction ....................................... 686 B. France ............................................ 687 C. The Influence of the French Civil Code .................. 687 D . Scotland .......................................... 688 E. South Africa ....................................... 692 F. Quebec ...................................... * .... 693 G. Louisiana ......................................... 697 H . Egypt ............................................. 699 V. Civil Law and Common Law: Differences in Sources, Concepts and Style ...................................... 701 A. Order of Priority: Jurisprudence and Doctrine ............ 701 B. Doctrine: Functions ................................. 701 C. Doctrine: Style ..................................... 701 D. Jurisprudence: Function .............................. 702 E. Stare Decisis ....................................... 702 F. Jurisprudence: Style ................................. 702 G. Statutes: Functions .................................. 703 H. Style of Drafting of Laws ............................. 703 I. Interpretations of Laws ............................... 704 J. The Appointment of Judges ...... - ................. 705 K. Consequences-Evolution of the Law ................... 705 Copyright 1999, by UNIDROIT UNAitM LAW RaviEw. Reprinted with permission. * Professor of Law, McGill University; Distinguished Visiting Professor of Maritime and Commercial Law. Tulane Univesity; Counsel to Langlois Gaudreau O'Connor of Montreal. The author acknowledges with thanks the assistance of Robert C. Wilkins, B.A. B.C.L., in the preparation and correction of the text.

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