Crime and the administration of justice in Buenos Aires, 1785-1853
By: written and translated by Osvaldo Barreneche.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9780803213579
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- History -- 18th century.; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- History -- 19th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : endless transitions; title: The legal architecture of colonial criminal justice in Buenos Aires; title: The administration of criminal justice in Buenos Aires, 1795-1810; title: Changes and continuities in criminal law after 1810; title: The emergence of Republican penal discourse in Buenos Aires; title: Administering criminal justice in Buenos Aires, 1810-1853; title: Conclusion : past and present of the criminal justice system in Argentina.