De Altamira y Levene a tau Anzoátegui (pasando por García-Gallo). Tres aproximaciones al derecho indiano

Abstract

Three different epistemological approaches to the Law of the Indies can be evidenced throughout the 20th century. First, the one proposed by Rafael Altamira and Ricardo Levene, emphasizing historical and sociological aspects. Alfonso García-Gallo, on the other hand, explores a new perspective that criticizes said vision and stands for a rather markedly legal approach to the matter under consideration. However, this conception is based on a few arguable epistemological assumptions, as this study shows from the hermeneutics' criticism of these types of reductionism. This situation has been worked out by Víctor Tau Anzoátegui who proposes a third conception of the Law of the Indies seeking to integrate both perspectives.