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A Casebook on the Roman Law of Contracts introduces students to the rich and influential body of Roman law concerning contracts between private individuals.
List of contents
- Preface for Students
- Introduction to Roman Contract Law
- Chapter I. Capacity to Contract
- Chapter II. Stipulation: A Formal Contract
- Chapter III. Contracts Created Through Delivery ("Real Contracts")
- Chapter IV. Sale: A Contract Created Through Informal Agreement
- Chapter V. Other Consensual Contracts: Problems in Execution
- Chapter VI. Filling in the Gaps: Contracts Created Through One Party's Performance
- Chapter VII. Third Party Rights and Responsibilities
- Chapter VIII. Quasi-Contract
- Glossary
- Short Biographies of the Jurists
- Suggested Further Reading
- Index of Sources
About the author
Bruce W. Frier is John and Teresa D'Arms Distinguished University Professor of Classics and Roman Law at the University of Michigan. His publications include A Casebook on the Roman Law of Delict, A Casebook on Roman Family Law (with Thomas A. J. McGinn), and The Modern Law of Contracts (with J. J. White). He is also the general editor of the annotated translation of The Codex of Justinian.
Summary
A Casebook on the Roman Law of Contracts introduces students to the rich and influential body of Roman law concerning contracts between private individuals.
Additional text
This book fills a gap in the existing selection of Casebooks on Roman private law. Highlights include chapters on individual contracts or types of contracts, such as stipulation, real contracts, sale and the other consensual contracts, plus a series of special problems in this area of the law. The volume offers an unparalleled resource for teaching and research, of interest to classicists as well as to legal and economic historians.
