The International Law Of Discovery, Indigenous Peoples, And Chile

The International Law Of Discovery, Indigenous Peoples, And Chile Robert J. Miller, Lisa M. Lesage, and Sebastian Lopez Escarcena, 2010   The Doctrine of Discovery, viewed through the lens of six hundred years of international law, has shaped Chile’s legal history, from Diego de Almagro’s first footprint in the north to its later claim to part of Patagonia and Antarctica. A comparative law examination of the Doctrine’s long history in Latin America demonstrates that the European acquisition...

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