The criticism of roman law in Cuba during the first half of the XIX century. Concerning the modernization of teaching and legal science

Abstract

The present article approaches the criticisms occurred in Cuba against the prevalence of Roman Law in university education during the first half of the XIX century. In that order, the context in which such criticisms are produced, as well as the main criteria and the figures inserted in this trend, will be analyzed. The role played by Roman law in the formation of Western legal science and its subsequent crisis will be also analyzed. In this last point, emphasis will be placed on Spain for being the metropolis of Cuba throughout the studied period.