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.