- Ramón Llàtzer de Dou de Bassols
Ramón Llàtzer de Dou de Bassols (1742–1842) was a Spanish jurist and politician noted for his pioneering work in the systematization of
administrative law .After studies in
Cervera and the practice of law as anadvocate , Dou de Bassols was appointed to a chair for canon andRoman law at theUniversity of Cervera in 1773. During thePeninsular War , he was a member of theCortes ofCadiz , which he presided over in 1811.His "Institutiones del Derecho público general de España" (1800–03) were the first systematic outline of the governmental institutions of the Spanish-speaking world. The work was also the first to make a distinction between the general principles governing administrative proceedings, and the special rules applicable to specific authorities or areas of law.
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