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Latin American Law

Spanish legal pedigree …

Customary?

Gothic?

Roman?

Moorish?

Canon?

Spanish pedigree 250BC – 710AD

Romanlaw

Fuerojuzgo

Moorishlaw

Visigothlaw

Customarylaw

Fuero juzgo(Lex Visigothurum)

Book I: Legal Agencies Book II: Conduct of Causes Book III: Marriage Book IV: Natural Lineage Book V: Business Transactions Book VI: Crimes and Tortures Book VII: Theft and Fraud Book VIII: Acts of Violence and Injuries Book IX: Fugitives and Refugees Book X: Partition, Limitation, and Boundaries Book XI: Sick and the Dead and Merchants who Come

from Beyond Book XII: Prevention of Official Oppression, and the

Thorough Extinction of Heretical Sects

Use of ex acqueo bono precedent in Castilian courts?Julia D Vito

Alhambra

Spanish pedigree 710AD – 1492AD

CorpusJuris

Civilis

SietePartidas

Moorishlaw

Encomienda

Customarylaw

FueroReal

Fueros

Canonlaw

Amalgam of laws?Francisco Morales

Siete partidas

1. A seruicio de Dios... (For the service of God...)

2. La ffe cathólica... (The Catholic faith...)3. Fizo Nuestro Sennor Dios... (Our Lord

God did...)4. Onras sennaladas... (Special rites...)5. Nascen entre los ommmes... (Among

men there arise...)6. Sesudamente dixeron... (The ancient

wise men sagely said...)7. Oluidança et atreuimiento...

(Forgetfulness and boldness...)

How do Siete Partidas treat Jews and Judaism?

Alfonos the Wise – why? Francisco Morales

How do Siete Partidas show up in US law?Francisco Morales

Siete Partidas – alive and well in Panama? Joel De Leon

Government spending(except pensions / health care)

Spain: 17 autonomous regions / 2 autonomous cities – Municipal: 19% of government spending– Autonomous: 55%– Federal: 26%

United States: 50 states– Local: 24% of government spending– State: 20%– Federal: 56%

Universidad de Salamanca

Leon Cathedral

Ordenamiento de Alcala

1. Accursius glosses 2. Bortolus commentaries3. Canon law 4. Custom5. Opinion of doctors 6. Reason (natural law)7. Roman law8. Royal fuero9. Siete partidas

Siete partidas

Roman law Canon law

Opinions

Accursius

Bortolus

if sinif reason

Custom

Royal fuero

What if no Ordenamiento?Taylor Noland

Spanish Inquisition – Auto de Fe Francisco Rizzi (1683)

Use of inquisition to enforce fueros?

Portuguese legal pedigree …

Portuguese legal pedigree …

Portuguese pedigree 1143AD – 1603AD

CorpusJuris

Civilis

SietePartidasOrdenacoes

Alfonsinas(Manuelinas, Filipinas)

FueroJuzgo

Fueros

Canonlaw

“Living Roman law” vs “idealized Roman law” …

Sources of Spanish law?

__ Juzgo Fuero

__ Fueros

__ Fuero real

__ Customary law

__ Encomienda

__ Siete Partidas

__ Ordenamiento de Alcala

__ Moorish law

A. Compromise rank ordering of local rules and Roman law (1348)

B. Compilation of laws of chivalry, Roman law, local laws (1255)

C. Code blending Roman-Gothic law, unificiation (654)

D. Royal code drawn from Fuero Juzgo, compilation of laws (1255)

E. Islamic law applied for 800 years (water/agrarian rights)

F. Law from ancient Celto-Iberian tradition, based on equity

G. Codification of local customs, rules of self-government

H. Grant of sovereign power to individuals, towns, monasteries

 

Sources of Spanish law?

_C Juzgo Fuero

_G Fueros

_D Fuero real

_F Customary law

_H Encomienda

_B Siete Partidas

_A Ordenamiento de Alcala

_E Moorish law

A. Compromise rank ordering of local rules and Roman law (1348)

B. Compilation of laws of chivalry, Roman law, local laws (1255)

C. Code blending Roman-Gothic law, unification (654)

D. Royal code drawn from Fuero Juzgo, compilation of laws (1255)

E. Islamic law applied for 800 years (water/agrarian rights)

F. Law from ancient Celto-Iberian tradition, based on equity

G. Codification of local customs, rules of self-government

H. Grant of sovereign power to individuals, towns, monasteries

 

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King Kamehameha

Norwegian “Landslov”