California's Legal Heritage, 1544-1940

Summary

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Extent:

38 titles

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Preferred citation:

California's Legal Heritage. UC Berkeley, The Robbins Collection

Background

Scope and content:

The items in this collection trace the origins of California law to the civil law tradition that Spain brought to the Americas, and the impact of this tradition from the sixteenth century to the present day. Featured works from the Robbins Collection highlight key moments in the history of California as a territory under the civil law jurisdiction of Spain and Mexico and a U.S. state governed by common law.

Restrictions:

Consult library.

Preferred citation:

California's Legal Heritage. UC Berkeley, The Robbins Collection

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, The Robbins Collection

School of Law (Boalt Hall)

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA 94720-7200, US

Contact:

(510) 643-1211

robbins@law.berkeley.edu

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