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Crime and the administration of justice in Buenos Aires, 1785-1853 /

Crime and the Administration of Justice in Buenos Aires, 1785-1853, analyzes the emergence of the criminal justice system in modern Argentina, focusing on the city of Buenos Aires as a case study. It concentrates on the formative period of the postcolonial penal system, from the installation of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Barreneche, Osvaldo
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
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Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2006.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : endless transitions
  • The legal architecture of colonial criminal justice in Buenos Aires
  • The administration of criminal justice in Buenos Aires, 1795-1810
  • Changes and continuities in criminal law after 1810
  • The emergence of Republican penal discourse in Buenos Aires
  • Administering criminal justice in Buenos Aires, 1810-1853
  • Conclusion : past and present of the criminal justice system in Argentina.