Italian Immigration, Crime, and Police Actions in Uruguay: The Volpi-Patroni Case (1882)

In March 1882, the Kingdom of Italy suspended diplomatic relations with the Republic of Uruguay because two Italian immigrants accused of murder, Raffaele Volpi and Vicenzo Patroni, had been tortured by the Uruguayan police. At that time, criminals and marginalized people were commonly stigmatized a...

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Main Author: Nicolás Duffau
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory 2022-10-01
Series:Rechtsgeschichte - Legal History
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