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Borrowing Private Law in Latin America: Andrés Bello s Use of the Code Napoléon in Drafting the Chilean Civil Code

I. Introduction II. The Context of Bello's Project A. Chile's Autocratic Stability B. The Disjointed State of Private Law in Chile from Independence to 1855 C. Andrés Bello's Arrival in Chile D. Andrés Bello's Chile E. President Montt's Support of Codification III. Bello's Sources And Method A. Old and New Sources B. Borrowing Law C. Factors in Borrowing Law IV. Borrowing Private Law For The Inheritance Provisions of The Chilean Civil Code A. Why Inheritance Law? B. Foreign Law in the Inherit...

François Gény s libre recherche scientifique as a Guide for Legal Translation

Introduction I. "Libre Recherche Scientifique" As A Subject of Inquiry II. "Free Objective Search For A Rule" As An Object of Inquiry III. Conclusion

Science, Ethics and Civil Law

Source of Income Rules and Treaty Relief from Double Taxation within the NAFTA Trading Bloc

I. Introduction II. Overview of The Income Tax Systems of The Nafta Countries A. Canada 1. Types of Business Organizations 2. Federal Income Tax 3. Subnational Income Taxes 4. Foreign Tax Relief for Resident Corporations 5. Taxation of Nonresident Corporations 6. Computation of Taxable Income 7. Corporations and Their Shareholders 8. Special Rules for Taxation of Resource Income B. Mexico 1. Types of Business Organizations 2. Federal Income Tax, Assets Tax, and Profit Sharing Tax 3. Subnation...

The Article 2315.1 Survival Action: A Probate or Non-Probate Item

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Is the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods Achieving Uniformity?

I. Introduction II. The Difficulties of Achieving Uniform Private International Law III. How To Interpret The Convention To Bring About A Useful Level of Uniformity IV. Review of Select Case Law Arising Under The Convention V. Conclusion

Proposed Legislation for Safely Regulating the Increasing Number of Living Organ and Tissue Donations by Minors

Introduction I. Medical Implications of Living Organ And Tissue Donations By Minors II. Constitutional Implications of Living Organ And Tissue Donations By Minors A. The Rights of Minors B. The Rights of Parents C. The Rights of the State III. National Regulation of Living Organ And Tissue Donations By Minors IV. National Jurisprudence Involving Living Organ And Tissue Donations By Minors A. Purported Application of the Substituted Judgment Standard B. Purported Application of the Best Intere...