1st Edition
The Historical and Institutional Context of Roman Law
By George Mousourakis
Copyright 2003
480 Pages
by
Routledge
480 Pages
by
Routledge
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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. It examines the nature of the sources of law, forms of... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Monarchy and early republic; The constitution of the Roman republic; The Archaic period of Roman law; The later republic; The pre-classical period of Roman law; The principate; The classical period of Roman law; The dominate; The post-classical period of Roman law; The history of Roman law after Justinian; Select bibliography; Index.
Biography
George Mousourakis
