Eduardo Juan Couture

Eduardo Juan Couture (1904–1956) was an Uruguayan jurist whose works are fundamental to the teaching of procedural law in Latin America.

Background

Couture taught at the University of Montevideo from 1931 on. His specialism was civil procedure.

Publications

He found America-wide recognition as the editor of the journal "Revista de Derecho, Jurisprudencia y Administración", and as the author of the textbooks "Fundamentos de Derecho Procesal Civil" (1942) and "Estudios de Derecho Civil" (1948–50).

Couture's approach to legal procedure was founded on the constitutional rights of individuals. It was also informed by a systematic comparison of Latin American codes of procedure.

References

* cite book |last=Paul |first= Wolf |pages= 147| chapter= Couture, Eduardo J.
editor= Michael Stolleis (ed.) |title= Juristen: ein biographisches Lexikon; von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert |edition= 2nd edition |year= 2001 |publisher= Beck |location= München |language= German |id= ISBN 3406 45957 9