The Unheard Voice of Law in Bartolom de Las Casass Brevsim... - 9780367898045

Taylor & Francis

The Unheard Voice of Law in Bartolom de Las Casass Brevsima Relacin de la Destruicin de las IndiasAuthor(s): David T. Orique\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367898045, 978-0367898045\nSynopsis\nThe Unheard Voice of Law in Bartolom de las Casass Brevsima relacin de la destruicin de las Indias reinterprets Las Casass controversial treatise as a legal document, whose legal character is linked to civil and ecclesial genres of the Early Modern and late Renaissance juridical tradition. \n\nBartolom de las Casas proclaimed: \""I have labored to inquire about, study, and discern the law; I have plumbed the depths and have reached the headwaters.\"" The Unheard Voice also plumbs the depths of Las Casass voice of law in his widely read and highly controversial Brevsima relacina legal document published and debated since the 16th century. This original reinterpretation of his Very Brief Account uncovers the juridical approac.