The Church
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Apart from royal or national government, the Catholic Church has been the most cohesive and assertive institution of social, political, and legal action in Latin America. In the colonial period, an unusual collaboration formed between the church and royal government under the Royal Patronage of the church. Attempts to transfer this arrangement to the new nations in the independence period led to conflicts between the church and governments that created schisms between liberal and conservative thinkers and political parties reflecting different views of the the role of the church in society and government. In more recent times, often as the sole dissenting voice under repressive regimes, the church has turned to political action, social justice, and human rights.
ISBN
978-90-04-37020-3
Publication Date
12-2023
Publisher
Brill
Disciplines
Law | Legal History
Recommended Citation
Mirow, M.C, The Church, in A Companion to Latin American Legal History. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill | Nijhoff, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004436091_021
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