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In The Protectors of Indians in the Royal Audience of Lima: History, Careers and Legal Culture, 1575-1775 Mauricio Novoa offers an account of the institution that developed in the vice-royalty of Peru for the protection of Indians before the high courts of justice. Making use of historical materials, Novoa provides a comprehensive view on the formation of the legal elite in Lima during the colonial period; reviews the litigation undertaken by indigenous plaintiffs, and explains the legal culture that allowed the development of juristic doctrine around the Indian personal status.
The principal protagonists of this history of the Enlightenment are non-literate, poor, and enslaved colonial litigants who began to sue their superiors in the royal courts of the Spanish empire. With comparative data on civil litigation and close readings of the lawsuits, The Enlightenment on Trial explores how ordinary Spanish Americans actively produced modern concepts of law.
The Academy is an institution for the study and teaching of public and private international law and related subjects. Its purpose is to encourage a thorough and impartial examination of the problems arising from international relations in the field of law. The courses deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law. All courses at the Academy are, in principle, published in the language in which they were delivered in the "Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law."
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Los instrumentos jurídicos que aseguran la efectividad de los derechos fundamentales son una de las piezas clave de los Estados modernos y de su calidad democrática. El constante desarrollo de las funciones del Estado trajo consigo un incremento de los conflictos entre los ciudadanos y la administración, empezando a resultar insuficientes los mecanismos clásicos de control. La protección jurídica de los derechos y libertades se vio reforzada con los ombudsman, hoy presentes en una gran mayoría de Estados. Esta institución se caracteriza por su independencia y autoridad. En esta obra se abordan los elementos esenciales de los defensores del pueblo en España: su estatuto jurídico; su...
La literatura jurídica indiana es el elemento creador del Derecho que proporciona el nexo de unión del sistema jurídico indiano con el castellano, a la vez que lo identifica y le otorga su propia identidad. El Derecho indiano fue, quizás, el mayor logro de los españoles en los Reinos de las Indias. Junto con la lengua fue un elemento integrador y unificador del Nuevo Mundo, dejando su impronta aún después del proceso emancipador. La pervivencia del Derecho indiano en los derechos de los nacientes estados nacionales es algo que apenas ahora se está valorando. Esta tarea de alumbramiento del Derecho indiano se hizo, unas veces desde España y otras desde las Indias, a través del Derec...
This book provides a critical legal perspective on the legitimacy of international courts and tribunals. The volume offers a critique of ideology of two legal approaches to the legitimacy of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) that portray it as a supranational tribunal whose last say on human rights protection has a transformative effect on the democracies of Latin America. The book shows how the discussion between these Latin American legal strands mirrors global trends in the study of the legitimacy of international courts related to the use of constitutional analogies and concepts such as the notion of judicial dialogue and the idea of democratic transformation. It also pro...
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A sweeping look at the complicated concept and history of Indigeneity in Mexico--Provided by publisher.