{"product_id":"the-lost-translators-of-1808-and-the-birth-of-civil-law-in-louisiana-paperback","title":"The Lost Translators of 1808 and the Birth of Civil Law in Louisiana - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVernon Valentine Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1808 the legislature of the Louisiana territory appointed two men to translate the \u003ci\u003eDigest of the Laws in Force in the Territory of Orleans\u003c\/i\u003e (or, as it was called at the time, simply the \u003ci\u003eCode\u003c\/i\u003e) from the original French into English. Those officials, however, did not reveal who received the commission, and the translators never identified themselves. Indeed, the \"translators of 1808\" guarded their secret so well that their identities have remained unknown for more than two hundred years. Their names, personalities, careers, and credentials, indeed everything about them, have been a missing chapter in Louisiana legal history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this volume, Vernon Valentine Palmer, through painstaking research, uncovers the identity of the translators, presents their life stories, and evaluates their translation in the context of the birth of civil law in Louisiana. One consequence of the translators' previous anonymity has been that the translation itself has never been fully examined before this study. To be sure, the translation has been criticized and specific errors have been pointed out, but Palmer's study is the first general evaluation that considers the translation's goals, the Louisiana context, its merits and demerits, its innovations, failures, and successes. It thus allows us to understand how much and in what ways the translators affected the future course of Louisiana law. \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Translators\u003c\/i\u003e, through painstaking research, uncovers the identity of the translators, presents their life stories, and evaluates their translation in the context of the birth of civil law in Louisiana.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVERNON VALENTINE PALMER is the Thomas Pickles Professor of Law at Tulane University and the codirector of the Eason Weinmann Center for International and Comparative Law. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Louisiana Civilian Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Codes Darkly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMixed Jurisdictions Worldwide: The Third Legal Family\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874081607986,"sku":"9780820367064","price":45.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/wzOMGBrYcN9780820367064.webp?v=1769601677","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/the-lost-translators-of-1808-and-the-birth-of-civil-law-in-louisiana-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}