A Short History of Roman Law

ISBN-13: 9780415072502 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 188 str.

O. E. Tellegen-Couperus;Tellegen-Couper; Olga Tellegen-Couperus

Opis

Roman law is one of the key legal systems from which modern European law is derived. It is one of the binding factors par excellence within the European community, so it is useful for the new Europeans to have a sound knowledge of the historical background of Roman law. This book presents a survey of the history of Roman law. Olga Tellegen-Couperus divides the 1000 year long history of Roman law into four periods, based on political developments. For each period there is a general outline of the sources and then a description of the territory under Roman rule and the socio-economic situation. Then the political development is discussed. The last section of each chapter analyzes the law, and in particular, legislation, jurisdiction and legal science. The book offers a full introduction to the political and socio-economic background of Roman law and aims to give due attention to the topics which are currently debated in Romanist litereature.

Recenzje

`An admirable text-book which makes even the intricacies of Justinian's legislation perfectly clear.' – Greece & Rome

`This book gives a thorough historical background and makes a clear connection between Roman law and society.' – Computerrecht

Spis treści

List of maps, Preface, Abbreviations, Introduction, Part I From monarchy to early republic (-367 BC), Part II The late republic (367–27 BC), Part III The Principate (27 BC-284), Part IV The Dominate (284–565), Epilogue, Chronological table, Notes, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Olga Tellegen-Couperus