Giulio Claro facts for kids
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Giulio Claro
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Sententiae receptae, 1661 edition
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| Born | January 6, 1525 |
| Died | 13 April 1575 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| Parent(s) | Giovanni Luigi Claro and Ippolita Claro (née Gambaruti) |
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| Discipline | Criminologist, legal theorist, magistrate |
| School or tradition | Mos italicus iura docendi |
| Influenced | Virtually every area of criminal law in Western civil law countries under the Ancien Régime, especially Farinacci, Carpzov, Spee, Beccaria |
Giulio Claro (1525–1575) was an important Italian legal expert and government official during the Renaissance period. He helped shape the laws of his time.
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Giulio Claro: A Legal Expert
Giulio Claro was born in Alessandria, Italy, in 1525. He began studying law at the University of Pavia when he was quite young.
Claro's Career in Law
After finishing his studies and earning a special degree in 1550, Claro started a career in public service. He was appointed a Senator in Milan by King Philip II. This was a very important position.
Public Service Roles
Claro held many other important jobs. He was a royal judge, called a pretor, in Cremona around 1560. Later, he became the president of a special financial office in Milan. In 1565, he became a regent in the Council of Italy in Madrid, Spain. This council helped govern parts of Italy that were under Spanish rule.
Claro's Impact on Law
Giulio Claro's work was very important for the development of criminal law in Europe. Criminal law deals with rules about crimes and their punishments. His ideas, along with those of other legal experts, formed the basis of what was known as "common law" across Europe.
The Liber V. Sententiarum
Claro's most famous work is called Liber V. Sententiarum. This book was part of a larger collection of his legal writings. It focused specifically on criminal law. This book was so influential that it was reprinted many times, even as late as 1737. His ideas influenced legal thinkers for centuries.
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Libri sententiarum, a manuscript from 1555. It is kept at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan.
See also
In Spanish: Giulio Claro para niños
