Evening star., 1927-09-18
NATIONAL OFFERS
CIVIL LAW COURSE
First Comprehensive Treat
ment of Subject in U. S.
to Be Given Here.

With view to appealing to those
students who desire, because of COM
mercial or other reasons. a funda.
mental knowledge OF civil law. Ma
tional University is offering a sys-
tematic schedule OF studies in this
field. These courses are designed to
afford the student an equipment
similar to that of the common law
courses offered by the institution.
Because no educational institution
in the United States offers n really
comprehensive course in civil law and
with nationals of virtually every
country located in Washington. it
was felt that the National Capital
was the logical center for the study
of this subject. Eventually it is
planned to have a graduate depart
hensive study of civil law may be
followed.
Roman Law Offered.
As foundation for this study Ma.
tional offers two-hour course in
Roman law. upon which all modern
civil law is based. This course takes
up the law as enunciated by the
great jurisconsults and as applied in
ancient Roman courts. Emphasis is
placed upon the permanent features
of Roman law.
The course in modern civil law is
designed to present the law actually
in force in all Latin countries, parts
of Africa, japan and Central Euro
man countries. In addition, this law
is in force in the Philippines, Porto
Rico, Quebec, and, to some extent
Louisiana.
Community property. which is the
civil law method of ownership by nus
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than eight States of this country, also
is among the courses included in the
denartment. and it is hoped to estap-
lish special supplementary courses OF
equal importance in American la"'
the principles of which have Deen
taken over from civil law. among
these are water rights as practiced In
the West. registration of title ana GER
tain features of our proceoural sys'
tenn. such as the writ OF sequestra'
ton in the Southwest.
Valuable i'm Foreign Service.
Of the two chief legal systems in
pse among civilized nations OF the
world. English common law ana clVii
law. the latter is practiced by Tar
the greater proportion. Those stu
dents who desire to qualify for advls-
ing the large and rapidly growing
group of American interests whose
business extends to civil law coun-
tries. find that National University
affords the opportunity to do SO. In
addition, this branch Of study Is de-
signed to be of aid to students pre-.
pairing themselves for the foreign
service of the United States and Tor
those who desire to strengthen ana
supplement their common law knowl'
edge.
It also has been found to be OF
great benefit to foreign students OF
law who wish to spend a portion
of their time studying in the United
States. At National University they
may follow civil law courses and. upon
returning to their native land, con-
tinue the study of law where they
left off in the United States.
The department Of civil law Is un-
der the professorship of Judge
Charles Summer Lobingier. who from
1904 to 1914 was judge of the Court |
Of First Instance in the Philippines, a |
civil law country, and from 1914 to |
1924 Judge Of the United States Court |
for China with headquarters at Shang. |
hal. Judge Lobingier was the first |
judge of that court to serve the full |
term of 10 years. and in addition |
holds the distinction of being the |
only one whose decisions never were |
reversed.
Has Taught in Omaha.
Textbooks used in these courses
have been especially prepared by
Judge Lobingier himself. Evolution
of the Roman Law" the volume used
in connection with the course in
Roman law. is an expansion of the