Oquendo, Ángel R.

Latin American law / by Ángel R. Oquendo. - Third edition - St. Paul, MN : Foundation Press : LEG, Inc. d/b/a West Academic, [2017] - xlii, 1529 pages ; 27 cm. - University casebook 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.

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Law--Latin America.
Civil law--Latin America.
Justice, Administration of--Latin America.
Civil law.
Justice, Administration of.
Law.


Latin America.


Casebooks.
Casebooks.

KG 95 / .O68 2017