The Cambridge History of Latin American Law in Global Perspective

Author: Thomas Duve; Tamar Herzog
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781316518045
Published In: February 2024
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Covering the pre-colonial period to the present, The Cambridge History of Latin American Law in Global Perspective provides a comprehensive overview of Latin American law, revealing the vast commonalities, differences within the continent, and entanglements with countries aross the world. Bringing together experts from across the Americas and Europe, this innovative treatment of Latin American law explains how law operates across different historical settings, introduces a wide variety of sources of legal knowledge, and focuses on law as a social practice. It sheds light on topics such as the history of indigenous people's laws, the significance of religion in law, Latin American independences, national constitutions and codifications, human rights, dictatorships, transitional justice and legal pluralism, and a broad panorama of key aspects of the history of statehood and law. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Brings together experts in Latin America and law to create a comprehensive narrative
Provides an overview of Latin American pre colonial history and the history of Latin American nation states, linking traditional scholarship with new approaches
Helps readers to understand the vast commonalities and differences of Latin American law through time
This book is also available online as Open Access on Cambridge Core

Introduction - Thomas Duve and Tamar Herzog

1. What is a legal history of Latin American law in a global perspective?

1.1 How was and is Latin American legal history written? - Carlos Petit

1.2 What is a legal history and how does it relate to other histories? - Tamar Herzog

1.3 How is law produced? - Thomas Duve

1.4 What is global legal history and how can it be done? - Mariana Dias Paes

2. How to approach indigenous law? - Caroline Cunill

3. How to approach colonial law?

3.1 A civil law for a religious society - Tamar Herzog

3.2 Religious normativity for colonial empires Thomas Duve

3.3 The domestic sphere - Romina Zamora

4. Independence(s): what is a revolutionary law? - Tamar Herzog