Book #58866
Item #58866 Codigo Penal en Materia Criminal de la Republica del Ecuador. Ecuador.

Codigo Penal en Materia Criminal de la Republica del Ecuador.

Early Ecuadoran Code Printed in New York City [Ecuador]. Codigo Penal en Materia Criminal de la Republica del Ecuador. New York: Imprenta de "Las Novedades," 1889. 148, 76 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Cloth, blind frames to boards, blind arms of Ecuador to front, gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Light rubbing, corners bumped, a few minor dampstains to boards, some fading to spine. Faint dampstaining to margins, internally clean. Ex-library. Small inkstamp and manuscript shelf number to title page. A nice copy. $350. * Second issue. First issued in 1872, and replaced by a revised code in 1971, this penal code was important because it formally endorsed such principles as the assumption of innocence until proven guilty and the prohibition of arrests without warrants. Offenses covered include abortion, adultery, illegal marriages, dueling, and homicide among others. OCLC locates 6 copies in North American law libraries (GWU, Harvard, Library of Congress, Tulane, University of Michigan, Yale). Another copy located at UC-Berkeley Law School. Not in the British Museum Catalogue.

Price: $350.00

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