“Octopus” IV – Private law reconstituted: the “Sesmarias” Law (1375) and its role as a Portuguese-Brazilian antecedent of the concept of “social function of property”

Authors

  • Estevan Lo Ré Pousada

Keywords:

Sesmarias Law, Legal history, Ordinances of the Kingdom of Portugal, Social function, Property

Abstract

This study aims to provide an alternative origin for the notion of social function of property – traditionally related to the Brazilian Constitution of 1934 and its informative sources (Social Doctrine of the Church, Weimar Constitution and Mexican Constitution) – by the analysis of Sesmarias Law (1375).

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Author Biography

Estevan Lo Ré Pousada

Doutor e Mestre (summa cum laude) em Direito Civil pela Faculdade de Direito (Largo de São Francisco) da Universidade de São Paulo – USP, com ênfase na área de História do Direito. Professor Titular da Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo – FDSBC. Professor convidado do Curso de Pós-Graduação da Faculdade de Direito da USP. 

Published

2023-11-05

How to Cite

ESTEVAN LO RÉ POUSADA. “Octopus” IV – Private law reconstituted: the “Sesmarias” Law (1375) and its role as a Portuguese-Brazilian antecedent of the concept of “social function of property” . Journal of Contemporary Private Law, [S. l.], v. 34, n. 10, p. 109–130, 2023. Disponível em: https://ojs.direitocivilcontemporaneo.com/index.php/rdcc/article/view/1275. Acesso em: 10 may. 2025.

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Doutrina Nacional