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Title: California's Legal Heritage
Dates: 1544-1940
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Extent: 38 titles
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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
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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.