Latin American law
by Angel R. Oquendo.
- 2nd ed.
- New York, NY Foundation Press/Thomson/West 2011.
- xliii, 1427 p. 26 cm.
- University case book series .
- University casebook series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Civil law tradition as context -- Latin American law at its origins -- Constitution as catharsis -- Basic constitutional principles -- Vindicating constitutional rights -- Second- and third-generation rights -- Civil codification: then and now -- Interpreting the code: lessons from Puerto Rico -- Updating the civil code: confronting codified sexism -- Civil law remedies: moral damages -- Histories and visions of procedure -- Procedural systems and underlying principles -- Collective suits in Brazil and beyond -- Corporations and corporate groups -- Original-language source materials: appendices to chapters.