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The Old Law of Bizkaia (1452) : introductory study and critical edition
- Title
- The Old Law of Bizkaia (1452) : introductory study and critical edition / [compiled, edited, and annotated] by Gregorio Monreal Zia ; translated by William A. Douglass and Linda White ; preface by William A. Douglass.
- Publication
- Reno, Nev. : Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno, ©2005.
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- Description
- 359 pages; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Basque classics series ; no. 1
- Uniform Title
- Basque classics series ; no. 1.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Sources.
- Law texts (form)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-321) and index.
- Contents
- A geopolitical overview -- Juridical romanization, Castillian royal law and Bizkaian law -- Antecedents of the Old Law (Fuero Viejo) -- Fundamental reasons for elaborating the Old Law (1452) -- Writing the Old Law -- Transcriptions of Old Law texts -- Editions of the Old Law -- The need for a critical edition of the Old Law -- The language of the Old Law -- An Old Law of Albedrío -- The personal scope of the Old Law : hidalgos and labradores -- The territorial scope of the Old Law : the singular problem of the villas -- The seigniory of Bizkaia's Foundational Pact -- The community -- The lord and his oath -- The relationship between the community and its lord : the pase foral -- The administration of justice -- Penal law -- Legal procedure -- The nature of property -- The family, matrimony and matrimonial rights in property -- Inheritance -- From the Old Law to the New Law (Fuero Nuevo).
- ISBN
- 1877802530
- 9781877802539
- 1877802522
- 9781877802522
- LCCN
- 2005008119
- OCLC
- ocm58604550
- 58604550
- SCSB-8928819
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library