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The Assault On Classical Legal Thought In Colombia (1886-1920), Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome
The Assault On Classical Legal Thought In Colombia (1886-1920), Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome
Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome
The topic of this paper is the tensions among classical legal thought (CLT) and other modes of legal thought in Colombia between 1886 and 1920. My main claim is that, during this period, CLT was attacked by a version of traditionalism and by a social-based legal thought. The former was evident in the constitutional discussions around the 1886 Colombian Constitution, while the latter became apparent in the interpretation of the Civil Code in areas such as property, contracts and torts. My goal is to tell a story that gives a sense of the fall of CLT as a process crossed …
Colonial Encounters In Modern [International] Law, Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome
Colonial Encounters In Modern [International] Law, Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome
Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome
This is an unpublished work in which I am still working. It argues how the idea of exception in modern law is the place where colonialism is still deploying a particular dynamic naming the 'other' as someone who must be dehumanized and eliminated. Comments are welcome in the email address provided in the text.
Politizando La Inter-Relación Entre Derecho E Historia, Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome
Politizando La Inter-Relación Entre Derecho E Historia, Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome
Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome
Hablar de interdisciplinariedad nos arroja a preguntas sobre la propia disciplina jurídica lo cual puede llevarnos a cuestionamientos internos sobre cuáles son nuestras esencias disciplinares mostrando que, por regla general, la investigación en derecho se debe ocupar solamente de algunas cuestiones y no de otras que hacen parte de otras disciplinas. Ello podría llevar a que nos enfrascáramos en una discusión sobre nuestro objeto de estudio que si bien no considero acabada, sí creo que no puede ser pensada en abstracto o solamente desde las esencias de la disciplina. Parto de la idea de la imposibilidad de pensar los problemas …