Imbecillitas sexus
Keywords:
Woman, sexism, sexual Discrimination, history of Civil Law, history of penal Law, marriage, family, widowhood, adultery.
Abstract
This article focuses on the restrictions imposed to women’s independence that, as a heritage from Roman law, persisted with few variations in Spanish law until well into the XIX Century. This legal discrimination on sexist grounds reflects the mentality that prevailed in the Spanish society for centuries, illustrated many a time in literary sources.Downloads
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Published
2014-05-22
How to Cite
Gacto E. (2014). Imbecillitas sexus. Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho, 20, 27-66. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CUHD.2013.v20.45328
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