Ulpian - Pioneer of Human Rights

Zusatztext Honore's discussions of dating, authenticity, use of sources, and Ulpian's 'empirical method' are rigorously argued and meticulously documented. Informationen zum Autor Tony Honoré is Emeritus Professor at Oxford University. He was Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford from 1971-88. He has been described as 'the main architect of the modern South African law of trusts' (by Maruis de Waal), and is also a leading legal philosopher and historian. Klappentext This is a thoroughly revised edition of the only full-scale work about possibly the most influential lawyer of all time, the Syrian Ulpian. Ulpian wrote a massive survey of Roman law in 213-17 AD and Tony Honor argues that his philosophy of freedom and equality make him a pioneer of human rights. Zusammenfassung This is a thoroughly revised edition of the only full-scale work about possibly the most influential lawyer of all time, the Syrian Ulpian. Ulpian wrote a massive survey of Roman law in 213-17 AD and Tony Honor´ e argues that his philosophy, of freedom and equality, makes him a pioneer of human rights. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Ulpian's Works with Methods of Citation 1: Background and Career 2: The Oral Style 3: The Cosmopolis and Human Rights 4: The Empirical Method 5: Genuine Works 6: Sources and Scholarship 7: Dates and Plan 1: 'On the Edict' 8: Dates and Plan 2: Quinquennium Ulpian 9: Dates and Plan 3: Lesser Works 10: Spurious Works 11: Epilogue Table I: List of Latin Words and Phrases Table II: References to Legal Texts Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Tony Honor, Tony Honorã(c), Tony Honore, Tony ( Honore, Tony Honoré, Tony Honori
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.2002
• EAN: 9780199244249
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924424-9
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, European History, Human Rights, LAW / Legal History, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Human rights, civil rights, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, BCE period – Protohistory, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Roman law, Systems of law: Roman law