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Vernon Valentine Palmer is the Thomas Pickles Chair and Co-Director of the Eason Weinmann Center for Comparative Law at Tulane Law School. With over 50 years of academic experience across global institutions, his work focuses on comparative law, European civil law, and mixed jurisdictions.
- DPhil (1985), Pembroke College, Oxford University
- LLM (1966), Yale University
- LLB (1965), Tulane University
- BA (1962), Tulane University
His research examines the comparative law of obligations, code revision, legal history, delictual liability, and third-party beneficiary contracts. He has extensively studied Louisiana law's French and Spanish roots, pure economic loss, and judicial equity.
Palmer's publications include Mixed Jurisdictions Worldwide and Through the Codes Darkly: Slave Law and Civil Law in Louisiana. His recent work analyzes mixed jurisdictions' evolution and cross-cultural legal harmonization challenges.
- World's Greatest Comparativist (2022)
- Docteur Honoris Causa, Paris-Dauphine University (2012)
- Chevalier, French Legion of Honor (2006)
- Palmes Académiques
- Sumter Marks Award (2000, 2001)
- Provost’s Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship (2005)
- Titulary member, International Academy of Comparative Law at the Hague (2003)
As founder and President of the World Society of Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists, Palmer has shaped global discourse on mixed legal systems through conferences, publications, and collaborations with international institutions.
