Conclusion: The Unfinished Business of Latin American Private Law

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction xi
6. Prologue: Indigenous Law 1
7. Part I: Colonial Period
8. 1. Conquest and Colonization 11
9. 2. Structures and Courts 19
10. 3. Legal Education and Lawyers 34
11. 4. Sources 45
12. 5. Personal Status 54
13. 6. Land and Inheritance 61
14. 7. Commercial Law 70
15. 8. Slavery 77
16. 9. Indian Status and Indian Land 84
17. Part II: Independence and the Nineteenth Century
18. 10. Constitutions, Codes, Caudillos, andCommerce 97
19. 11. Private Law and Independence 102
20. 12. Structures and Courts 107
21. 13. Legal Education and Lawyers 116
22. 14. Sources 125
23. 15. Codification 133
24. 16. Personal Status 143
25. 17. Land and Inheritance 150
26. 18. Commercial Law 155
27. Part III: The Twentieth Century
28. 19. From Europe to America 167
29. 20. Structures and Courts 172
30. 21. Legal Education and Lawyers 184
31. 22. Sources 194
32. 23. Personal Status 200
33. 24. Land and Inheritance 205
34. 25. Commercial Law 210
35. 26. Land Reform 219
36. 27. Development, Investment, Globalization, and an Exception 228
37. 28. The Gap 235
38. Conclusion: The Unfinished Business of Latin American Private Law 239
39. Notes 243
40. Glossary 287
41. Bibliography 301
42. Index 321