Meet our New Executive Committee

Juris Diversitas is pleased to announce the renewal of its Executive Committee. Olivier Moréteau, President, Ignazio Castellucci, Vice Presidents for Projects, and Lukas Heckendorn-Urscheler, Treasurer, are reelected in their respective positions. Anne Tercinet, Development Officer, is elected Vice President for Events to replace Salvatore Mancuso, who did not seek reelection. Gianmatteo Sabatino is elected General Secretary to replace Christa Rautenbach who did not seek reelection.

The President and Vice Presidents appointed two additional Officers: Anthony Diala, Development Officer for Africa, and Rostam Neuwirth, Development Officer for Asia.

Warm messages of thanks to Christa Rautenbach and Salvatore Mancuso for their tireless and effective activity over the past years. Emmanuel Didier, appointed Officer, helped revive our web presence and will also be missed.

A warm welcome to the new Officers Anthony Diala, Rostam Neuwirth, and Gianmatteo Sabatino, who will help developing Juris Diversitas, and congratulations to Anne Tercinet who moves from an appointed to elected Office.   

Our Executive Committee

• Olivier Moréteau, President: Chaired Professor, Director, Center of Civil Law Studies, Louisiana State University Law Center (USA): moreteau@lsu.edu
• Ignazio Castellucci, Vice President (Projects) and Book Series Editor: Professor, University of Teramo (Italy): ignazio@castellucci.eu
• Anne Tercinet, Vice President (Events), Professor, emlyon business school (Lyon, France): tercinet@em-lyon.com 
• Lukas Heckendorn Urscheler, Treasurer: Vice-Director, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (Switzerland): lukas.heckendorn@isdc-dfjp.unil.ch
• Gianmatteo Sabatino, General Secretary: Assistant Professor, University of Trento (Italy): gianmatteo.sabatino@unitn.it
• Anthony Diala, Development Officer for Africa: Professor, Director, Centre for Legal Integration in Africa, University of the Western Cape (South Africa): adiala@uwc.ac.za 
• Rostam Neuwirth, Development Officer for Asia, Distinguished Professor, Head of Department of Global Legal Studies, University of Macau (China): rjn@um.edu.mo  

 

Louisiana Commemorates the Bicentennial of Its Civil Code

 

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Agustin Parise to Give the 44th Tucker Lecture in Civil Law

 

Bicentennial of the 1825 Louisiana Civil Code International Conference

On March 20-21, 2025, the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center will host a two-day international conference to commemorate the 1825 Louisiana Civil Code. This event is organized by the LSU Center of Civil Law Studies (CCLS), led by Director Professor Olivier Moréteau. It is the largest academic event within the statewide commemoration coordinated by the Supreme Court of Louisiana Historical Society. Juris Diversitas is a conference partner.

Over 30 papers will be presented and discussed by leading experts on the Louisiana Civil Code, along with national and international scholars. The conference will illustrate how Louisiana, as the first jurisdiction in the world to codify its private law following the Napoleonic Code, developed a code that is not merely a replica of the French Civil Code. The relevance and content of the 1825 Civil Code, as well as its influence in the United States, the Americas, and other parts of the world, will also be explored. Additionally, the future of codification in mixed jurisdictions and the global context will be debated.

The papers presented will be of interest to the broader legal community and provide opportunities to earn Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits. The conference will also appeal to those interested in local and world history, law, languages, and social sciences.

The conference will feature the 44th Tucker Lecture in Civil Law as its keynote address on the evening of the first day. This lecture will be delivered by Professor Agustín Parise, who holds two law doctorates from the Universities of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Maastricht (The Netherlands), where he serves as a law professor.

Presentations will primarily be in English, with some in French, as laws at the time were published in both languages. The Consul General of France in New Orleans will open the event, coinciding with the Journée internationale de la francophonie on March 20.

While the Tucker Lecture is open to the public, conference attendance requires prior registration, which is free for LSU faculty and students. The program and registration forms are available on the CCLS website.

Date & Location: March 20-21, 2025, Lod Cook Alumni Center, LSU, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (free parking available)

For more information, full program, and registration, visit https://law.lsu.edu/ccls/  

Contact: Professor Olivier Moréteau, CCLS Director (moreteau@lsu.edu) and Katie Meek, CCLS Coordinator (katiemeek@lsu.edu).