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Borkowski's Textbook on Roman Law provides a thorough and engaging overview of Roman private law and civil procedure. It is the ideal course companion for undergraduate Roman law courses, combining clear, comprehensible language and a wide range of supportive learning features with the most important sources of Roman law.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Introduction: Rome - a historical sketch; I. The Roman Legal System; 2 The sources of Roman law; 3 Roman litigation; II. The Law of Persons; 4 Status, slavery and citizenship; 5 The Roman family; III. The Law of Property and Inheritance; 6 Interests in property; 7 Acquiring ownership; 8 Inheritance; IV. The Law of Obligations; 9 Obligations: general principles and obligations arising from contracts; 10 Obligations arising from delict; V. Roman Law and the Modern World; 11 Roman law and the European ius commune
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Paul du Plessis is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Edinburgh University. His research interests include letting and hiring in Roman law and the development of the European ius commune. He is a member of various organizations dedicated to the study of legal history, and holds the positions of webmaster of the Centre for Legal History at Edinburgh University and convener of the Edinburgh Roman Law Group. He is a founding member of the International Advisory Board
of the Alan Watson Foundation, hosted by the University of Belgrade. In 2012, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Zusammenfassung
Borkowski's Textbook on Roman Law provides a thorough and engaging overview of Roman private law and civil procedure. It is the ideal course companion for undergraduate Roman law courses, combining clear, comprehensible language and a wide range of supportive learning features with the most important sources of Roman law.
