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Author Schiller, A. Arthur

Title Roman Law : Mechanisms of Development
Published Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, 1978

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Description 1 online resource (644 pages)
Contents Preface; Lists of abbreviations; BOOK I Introduction; CHAPTER I: The Study of Roman Law; A. Medieval and Early Modern Study; B. The Historical School and Pandect Law; C. The Crisis of the Roman Law; D. The Present-Day Study of Roman Law; CHAPTER II: The Source Materials of Roman Law; A. Legal Texts; B. Literary Texts; C. Documents; D. Archeological Remains; CHAPTER III: Research in Roman Law; A. Bibliographies; B. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias; C. Indexes and Concordances; D. Comparison and Stratification of Texts; E. Palingeneses; CHAPTER IV: The Historiography of Roman Law
A. Periodicization of the LawB. Pomponius, De origine iuris; BOOK II Archaic and Pre-Classical Law; Introductory Note; CHAPTER V: Early Roman History; A. The Kingdom, Rex and Leges regiae; B. The Law of the Twelve Tables; C. The Pontiffs and the Divulgence of the Law; D. Roman Magistracy; CHAPTER VI: Legis Actiones; A. Types of legis actiones; B. Legis actiones Generally; BOOK III Classical Law; Introductory Note; CHAPTER VII: Statute and Custom; A. Statute; B. Legislation and Custom; CHAPTER VIII: The Jurists and Jurists' Law; Introductory Note; A. Juristic Activity in General
B. The History of Juristic ScienceC. The Individual Jurists; D. Jurists' Law; E. Juristic Writing; F. Legal Education; CHAPTER IX: The Praetor and the Edict; A. Praetor urbanus and praetor peregrinus; B. The Role of the Praetor as Judicial Magistrate; C. The Edict and the ius honorarium; D. The Historical Development and the Compilation of the Edict; E. The album; CHAPTER X: The Senate and Senatus Consulta; Introductory Note; A. The Legislative Role of the Republican Senate; B. Senatus consulta; C. Senatus consulta as Source of Law; CHAPTER XI: The Emperor and Constitutiones
Introductory NoteA. The Emperor, His Advisors and Chancellery; B. Constitutiones; C. Constitutiones as Sources of Law; CHAPTER XII: Classical Law in Practice; Introductory Note; A. City Rome Law; B. Roman Law and the Provinces; C. Dual Citizenship and the Law; CHAPTER XIII: Theoretical Considerations in the Classical Law; Introductory Note; A. Abstract Terms of Law; B. The Concept of Customary Law; C. Influence of Greek Thought upon the Roman Jurists; A Note of Explanation; APPENDIX: Important Dates in the History of Roman Law; Index of Sources Translated; Subject Index
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Subject Roman law.
Roman law -- Study and teaching
Roman law
Roman law -- Study and teaching
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783110807196
311080719X