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Origins Of The Social Function Of Property In Chile, M C. Mirow
Origins Of The Social Function Of Property In Chile, M C. Mirow
M. C. Mirow
In 1925, Chile was one of the first countries in Latin America to adopt a social-function limitation on property. This study traces the importance of Duguit’s work in the construction of the property provisions of the Chilean Constitution of 1925. This contribution notes the shift from the earlier expressions of property as an absolute right, as found in the Constitution of 1833, to the language of the Constitution of 1925 that submits property to “the maintenance and progress of the social order.” It tracks the debates in the drafting committees to expose the various concepts of property open to the …
Latin American Legal History: Some Essential Spanish Terms, M C. Mirow
Latin American Legal History: Some Essential Spanish Terms, M C. Mirow
M. C. Mirow
Terms related to Latin American legal history translated into English.