California's Legal Heritage

1544-1940


Descriptive Summary

Title: California's Legal Heritage
Dates: 1544-1940
Collection Number: Consult library
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 38 titles
Repository: UC Berkeley. The Robbins Collection
Abstract: 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.
Language of Material: Latin

Access

Consult library.

Preferred Citation

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

Scope and Content of Collection

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.