Présentation de l’éditeur

Starting in Louisiana in the early nineteenth century, this book takes the reader on a journey through the USA and the development of their civil codes. From Georgia and New York, civil codes traveled to California and Dakota Territory; in the Great Plains, they made their way to Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota by the end of the century.

Unveiling the history of nineteenth-century civil codes in the USA, this book examines their origin stories, circulation, and usage by focusing on the social-historical context of their drafting and legal concepts.

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Introduction

Part 1

Introduction to Part 1. Contextualizing Codification
Chapter 1 Not a Movement, but a Discussion—the National Codification Framework
Chapter 2 The Development of Private Law Codification in the US States

Part 2

Chapter 3 Creating a Fertile Ground for Codification
Chapter 4 Inside the US Civil Codes

Part 3

Chapter 5 One Nation, Distinct Conceptions of Codification
Chapter 6 The Civil Codes in Action

Conclusion