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The influence of French, Spanish, and English legal traditions on early mental health proceedings in Louisiana

JM Pena, R Franklin, Thompson JW, F Minyard and C Carbin
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2003, 31 (3) 345-353;
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Unlike other jurisdictions in the United States where the basis of the law can be traced more exclusively to the common law of England, the legal system in Louisiana also has origins in the laws of France and Spain. In this article, the authors describe the laws and procedures that developed early in Louisiana's history for the involuntary care and civil commitment of the mentally ill, focusing on the laws that were passed after the American takeover in 1803.

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JM Pena, R Franklin, Thompson JW, F Minyard, C Carbin
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Sep 2003, 31 (3) 345-353;

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