The Historical and Institutional Context of Roman Law

About the author

George Mousourakis

Summary

Roman law forms an important part of the intellectual background of many legal systems currently in force in continental Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world. This book traces the historical development of Roman law from the earliest period of Roman history up to and including Justinian's codification in the sixth century AD.

Product details

• Authors: George Mousourakis, Mousourakis George
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2003
• EAN: 9780754621089
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-2108-9
• No. of pages: 480
• Weight: 1050 g
• Series: Laws of the Nations Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; History: specific events & topics, HISTORY / General, LAW / General, c 1000 CE to c 1500, History: specific events and topics, c 500 to c 1000 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Roman law, Systems of law: Roman law