Some Thoughts on the Codification Process in
Latin America. Andrés Bello, from America to
Japan?
Some Thoughts on the Codification Process in
Latin America. Andrés Bello, from America to
Japan?
Author(s): Carlos Felipe Amunátegui PerellóSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: Japanese New Civil Code; Andrés Bello; codifi cation; Latin America
Summary/Abstract: This article describes the reception of Roman law in Latin America and its first codification attempts, establishing the influence of Andrés Bello’s code as the base of most Latin American legal systems and even of one out of the continent, that of Japan.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Legal Studies
- Issue Year: 2/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 5-21
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English