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- Title
Promise and Donation in Louisiana and Comparative Law.
- Authors
Hogg, Martin A.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the interaction between the concepts of promise and donation under private law in Louisiana and Comparative Law. As stated, while promise and donation can both be characterized as unilateral juridical acts, it is possible to separate out promises to donate and acts of donation. It states that donation is essentially a unilateral act, which requires only the act of will of the donor to facilitate the transaction. It states that the that the Civil Code of Louisiana provides for 'unilateral contracts'. It reports that Louisiana has some extensive provisions related to the interaction of donation and succession rights.
- Subjects
LOUISIANA; COMPARATIVE law; UNILATERAL acts (Law); ETHNOLOGICAL jurisprudence; CHARITABLE uses, trusts, &; foundations; CIVIL law; OBLIGATIONS (Law); JURISTIC acts; PROMISES
- Publication
Tulane European & Civil Law Forum, 2011, Vol 26, Issue 1, p171
- ISSN
2577-9230
- Publication type
Article