Historia del Tribunal Federal en Puerto Rico : 1899-1999 /
Federal Court in Puerto Rico
Guillermo A. Baralt.
- Hato Rey, P.R. : Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas, 2004.
- xvii, 671 p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 643-664) and index.
A historical overview of Puerto Rico in the days before the Spanish-American War -- Organization of the courts during and after the Spanish-American War -- The Federal Court opens its doors at 54 Fortaleza Street (1900-1917) -- The first two decades of the Federal Court in Puerto Rico -- A land besieged by revolutionary nationalism, financial crisis and alcoholism (1920-1939) -- The Commonwealth : challenges rebutted and rebuttals challenged -- Renewal in Judge Hiram R. Cancio's Court -- Is there a Puerto Rican influence on the U.S. District Court? -- Disenchantment during the eighties -- Puerto Ricans disheartened after navigating the seas of optimism.
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