The History of Law in Europe
The History of Law in Europe

Author: Bart Wauters

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2017-04-28

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1786430762

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Comprehensive and accessible, this book offers a concise synthesis of the evolution of the law in Western Europe, from ancient Rome to the beginning of the twentieth century. It situates law in the wider framework of Europe’s political, economic, social and cultural developments.

The Twelve Tables
The Twelve Tables

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-05

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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This book presents the legislation that formed the basis of Roman law - The Laws of the Twelve Tables. These laws, formally promulgated in 449 BC, consolidated earlier traditions and established enduring rights and duties of Roman citizens. The Tables were created in response to agitation by the plebeian class, who had previously been excluded from the higher benefits of the Republic. Despite previously being unwritten and exclusively interpreted by upper-class priests, the Tables became highly regarded and formed the basis of Roman law for a thousand years. This comprehensive sequence of definitions of private rights and procedures, although highly specific and diverse, provided a foundation for the enduring legal system of the Roman Empire.

Roman Law in European History
Roman Law in European History

Author: Peter Stein

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-05-13

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9780521643795

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This is a short and succinct summary of the unique position of Roman law in European culture by one of the world's leading legal historians. Peter Stein's masterly study assesses the impact of Roman law in the ancient world, and its continued unifying influence throughout medieval and modern Europe. Roman Law in European History is unparalleled in lucidity and authority, and should prove of enormous utility for teachers and students (at all levels) of legal history, comparative law and European Studies. Award-winning on its appearance in German translation, this English rendition of a magisterial work of interpretive synthesis is an invaluable contribution to the understanding of perhaps the most important European legal tradition of all.

The Cambridge Companion to Roman Law
The Cambridge Companion to Roman Law

Author: David Johnston

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-02-23

Total Pages: 555

ISBN-13: 0521895642

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This book reflects the wide range of current scholarship on Roman law, covering private, criminal and public law.