The
Robbins Collection at the University of California, Berkeley has launched an exciting new digital exhibition, titled
California's Legal Heritage. Here's the announcement:
2012 marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Robbins Collection and the
hundredth anniversary of Berkeley Law. In honor of these milestones we
are pleased to launch a digital exhibition entitled California’s Legal
Heritage. The exhibition traces the origins of California law to the
civil law tradition Spain brought to the Americas, and the impact of
this tradition from the sixteenth century to the present day. Featured
works from the Robbins Collection highlight key moments in the history
of California as a territory under the civil law jurisdiction of Spain
and Mexico and a US state governed by common law.
Check out the exhibition
here.
