Borrowing Private Law in Latin America: Andrés Bello's Use of the Code Napoléon in Drafting the Chilean Civil Code
Louisiana Law Review, Vol. 61, No. 2, 2001
Florida International University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-09
41 Pages Posted: 14 Apr 2010 Last revised: 28 Jun 2010
Date Written: 2001
Abstract
This article discusses Bello's sources and methods in light of Alan Watson's theory of legal transplants. It provides examples from Bello's drafting of provisions on inheritance law in the Chilean Civil Code and specifically addresses the influence of the Code Napoleon.
Keywords: Bello, Code, Napoleon, inheritance, Chile, France, Argentina, transplant, borrowing, migration
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Mirow, M. C., Borrowing Private Law in Latin America: Andrés Bello's Use of the Code Napoléon in Drafting the Chilean Civil Code (2001). Louisiana Law Review, Vol. 61, No. 2, 2001, Florida International University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-09, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1586836
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