Introduction -- Lecture one. The end of an era: transformation of scholarship in Romanlaw-- Lecture two. The transition from civil law to civil code in Germany: dawn of a new era? -- Lecture three. A change in perspective: European private law and its historical foundations -- Final observations
Summary
This book examines the relationships between common and civil law and, using the example of Germany, shows how legal historiography can enable us to understand the variation between the civil practice of different countries
