In this paper, the author analyzes the relations between Portugal and England during the 18th century, with emphasis on the period corresponding to the reign of D. José I, during which the Marquis of Pombal, his Secretary of State, wielded considerable power. With the Treaty of Methuen (1703)...

Portuguese Abstract: Os antecedentes do DecretoLei 7.661/45, antiga Lei de Falências do Brasil e sua afinidade ideológica do "Estado Novo" com a ideologia corporativista e a influência de Alfredo Rocco. A crítica à autonomia da vontade e a reformulação da concordata. A supremacia absoluta...