Latin American Lawyers: A Historical Introduction

by Rogelio Perez-Perdomo

This book is the first comprehensive history of the intellectual training and social placement of lawyers in Latin America. P rez-Perdomo examines the Roman legal roots of the Latin American tradition and traces the development of legal education and practice in Latin America from the 16th century to the present. The main themes in the book are the relationship between lawyers and power, the place of lawyers in social stratification, the role of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804751269
• ISBN13: 9780804751261
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"