Clifford Stevens Walton

Gebundenes Buch

The Civil Law in Spain and Spanish-America

Including Cuba, Puerto Rico and Philippine Islands, and the Spanish Civil Code in force, Annotated and with References to the Civil Codes of Mexico, Central and South America ... (1900)

Beschreibung

A thorough account of Spanish civil law and its influence. Originally published: Washington, D.C.: W.H. Lowdermilk & Co., 1900. xix, 672 pp. Spain has an extraordinarily rich legal history, one that reflects Roman, Gothic, Arabic, Papal, Holy Roman and French influences. It is equally notable for its innovative and progressive nature. It was the first nation to produce a published commercial code. Aragon possessed and exercised a writ of habeas corpus during the medieval era. Medieval Spanish law witnessed the invention of democratic principles that would form the basis of the Republic of Iceland, the Magna Charta and the American Declaration of Independence. And as the first great colonial power, Spain exported its legal ideas to the New World. This had a profound influence on the history of most Latin American nations and the Philippines. The study of Spanish and Spanish-influenced law has much to offer the student of legal history. Walton facilitates this study through lucid historical introductions, notes and translations of rare source materials.

Autor

CLIFFORD STEVENS WALTON [1861-1912], a major in the United States Army, was a veteran of the Spanish American War who served as a staff officer in Cuba and Puerto Rico. He graduated from West Point and attended the University of Madrid and the National Law University in Washington, DC, where he received an LLM degree. He served as an attorney on several International law commissions that involved controversies between the United States and Chile, Peru, El Salvador and other nations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 696
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1264g
• ISBN-13: 9781584772453
• ISBN-10: 158477245X
• Artikelnr.: 47174307