Between the Law in Books and the Law in Action
The Case of Diu in Constitutional Liberalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13075040 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luís Oliveira (0000-0002-8653-4729, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, corresponding author), João Caleira (Centro de Estudos para a Intervencao Social) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 273-287 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Asian review of World Histories (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2287-965X • E-ISSN: 2287-9811 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22879811-12340079 |
| OpenAlex | W3042910137 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Why is it important to distinguish between the law in books and the law in action? And what are the practical effects of that distinction, especially when Westernized codes made for native populations are involved? After addressing these broader issues, this article examines the codes prepared for the non-Catholic inhabitants of Diu in 1854 and 1894 and tries to answer some questions: Who made the codes, who applied the codes, and what were their purposes
Action (physics · Law and economics · Liberalism · Physics · Political science · Sociology · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · Law
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |