The Ius Lusitaniae Database

Fontes Históricas do Direito Português is now available online at www.iuslusitaniae.fcsh.unl.pt. This webpage is the result of a research project funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (MCTES) and by POCTI (POCTI/HAR/38328/2001), with the participation of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Through the Ius Lusitaniae webpage, one may access a vast array of sources relating to Portuguese legal history, with a special focus on the early modern period. The site includes 30,000 digitalized pages and more than 17,000 items (royal letters, laws, alvarás, decrees, etc.). Not only does Ius Lusitaniae provide a general overview of this material, but it also allows for rapid and accurate searches for more specific items.