Explore Brazil’s civil law heritage and the modern code in one accessible volume. This edition brings the Civil Code of Brazil to readers with historical context, translation notes, and practical insight.
The book frames the code within its long legal evolution, from its Portuguese roots to the modern Republic. It helps readers understand how civil law shapes property, contract, and business in Brazil, and it highlights the ties between U.S. and Brazilian law that shaped legal thought and practice.
- Traces the lineage of Brazilian civil law from Visigothic and Roman sources through the Ordenações Philippinas and the 1917 Code.
- Explains Brazil’s federal and state judicial structure and how civil and commercial laws are applied nationwide.
- Places the Code in its historical context, including its adoption and the role of key scholars and translators.
- Serves as a useful reference for students of comparative law, lawyers, and professionals doing business across Latin America.
Ideal for readers of comparing legal systems and for anyone seeking a grounded introduction to Brazil’s civil law framework.
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Da: Forgotten Books, London, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book contains the complete 1916 Civil Code of Brazil, translated from the official Portuguese text. The Code represents the latest and most advanced codification of civil law for Brazil, and is essential reading for anyone studying, living in, or doing business with Brazil. The Civil Code contains the complete body of Brazilian civil laws in four books, addressing such topics as persons (including natural persons, juridical persons, and their civil status), property (including different classes of property, real rights, and personal rights), juridical facts (including juridical acts, and obligations), and the law of successions. This book also contains corrections ordered by Law No. 3,454 of January 15, 1919, promulgated July 13, 1919. The author, Joseph Wheless, a distinguished jurist and expert in comparative law, provides a foreword which gives historical and critical context to the Code, and how it was influenced by previous Portuguese and Spanish law. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781332930807_0
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Da: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Regno Unito
PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo LW-9781332930807
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