is dedicated to the legal profession until his death in the city of Colón, at the age of 78. His legacy as a jurist was recognized posthumously when the headquarters of the National Assembly of Panama was named after him. Work Justo Arosemena wrote a series of essays that frame his work as a lawyer and sociologist. The most significant of all is "The Federal State of Panama", where he describes the Panamanian history and its nationality, stressing the importance of the isthmus of Panama to become an independent country and describing various geographical, historical and social arguments for the creation of a Panamanian federal state within the confederation of Nueva Granada. In 1855 these ideas were jelled with the creation of the Federal State of Panama. This essay is considered the most comprehensive study on the Panamanian nationality in the 19th century. As a member of the Congress of Nueva Granada (1850) and as senator of Istmo de Panamá (1853), he authored many legal codifications and was instrumental in bringing about the autonomy of the Colombian federal state of Panama. His extensive drafts of legal codifications, the so-called Proyectos Arosemena, were to become the basis of Panamanian and Colombian legislation in the second half of the 19th century. Essays by Arosemena Aim for the Introduction to the Moral and Political Sciences (1840) Consideration on the Frank Communication Between the Oceans (1846) Principles of Moral Politics (1849) Moral Code Based on the Nature of Man (1860) Studies on the Idea of an American League (1864) Political Constitutions in South America (1870) Constitutional Studies (1878) The Institution of Marriage in the United Kingdom (1879) The Marriage Before the Law References Tello Burgos, Algeria. Written by Justo Arosemena. University of Panama, 1985, p. 327-382 Footnotes 1817 births 1896 deaths Panamanian politicians Ambassadors of Panama to Chile Ambassadors of Panama to Colombia Ambassadors of Panama to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Panama to France People from Panama City