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Written by Fray Bernardino de Sahagún, this work was primarily based on interviews with Aztec elders who survived the Conquest, and includes detailed information about Aztec every day life, merchant and artisan business practices, and the governance of the Aztec empire. Because this codex provides a relatively pro-Aztec viewpoint of the Conquest, it was suppressed for 300 years through the Spanish inquisition. The Codex Mendoza, which was commissioned in the 1540s by a Spanish viceroy, is also an important useful resource as a result of it covers the history of Tenochtitlan, has detailed tribute records, and features a dialogue of Aztec legislation and punishments. The Libro de Oro Codex (the Codex Ixtlilxóchitl) was written by Fray Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl and contains a set of sixty five felony laws that were supposedly copied from an original Aztec manuscript. The major civil and legal legal guidelines were written down in pictograph to be used by judges, while other customary laws had been passed right down to youthful generations through spoken hymns.
This CRN especially welcomes students new to the Law and Society Association, particularly younger students and worldwide students. Ethnographic inquiries of legislation have maintained a historic and steady place within the area of anthropology, and are thus healthily represented in authorized anthropology journals and organizations. They are also well-represented in the foundational years of legislation and society scholarship. Mr. Denk additionally maintains an active follow docket, and develops pro bono-oriented CLEs, …
