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Seraphim De Freitas
Franciscus Serafim de Freitas (also Seraphim or Seraphinus; 8 March 1633) was a Portuguese jurist and canon lawyer. Franciscus Serafim de Freitas was born in Lisbon about 1570. He attended the Jesuit school Colégio de Santo Antão in Lisbon and the University of Coimbra, where he received a doctorate in canon law on 25 October 1595 or 1598. De Freitas taught at the University of Valladolid, where he was the Vespers Professor of Canon Law. In Valladolid, he became a member of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. At some point, he became the representative of Portugal's military orders in the kingdom of Castile. He wrote a book called ''De iusto imperio Lusitanorum asiatico'', published in Valladolid in 1624. The book rejects the theories of Hugo Grotius presented in ''Mare Liberum''. Anthony Pagden describes it as a "point-by-point refutation" of ''Mare Liberum''. ''De iusto imperio'' defends the papal donation, two sets of bulls by which Pope Nicholas V, in 1454, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurist
A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyzes and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal education in law (a law degree) and often a Lawyer, legal practitioner. In the United Kingdom the term "jurist" is mostly used for legal academics, while in the United States the term may also be applied to a judge. With reference to Roman law, a "jurist" (in English) is a jurisconsult (''iurisconsultus''). The English term ''jurist'' is to be distinguished from similar terms in other European languages, where it may be synonymous with legal professional, meaning anyone with a professional law degree that qualifies for admission to the legal profession, including such positions as judge or attorney. In Germany, Scandinavia and a number of other countries ''jurist'' denotes someone with a professional law degree, and it may be a protected title, for example Legal education in Norway, in Norway. Thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
