Beyond dogmatics : law and society in the Roman world /

Other Authors: Cairns, John W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2007.
Series:Edinburgh studies in law ; v. 3
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=222731
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; List of Contributors; List of Abbreviations; DEBATES AND CONTENTS; Introduction: Themes and Literature; 1 Law and Society; LAW AND EMPIRE; 2 Legal Pluralism and the Roman Empires; 3 Diplomatics, Law and Romanisation; LAW CODES AND CODIFICATION; 4 Roman Law Codes; 5 Diocletian and the Efficacy of Public Law; DEATH, ECONOMICS AND SUCCESSION; 6 The Dutiful Legatee; 7 The Hereditability of Locatio Conductio; COMMERCE AND LAW; 8 Dealing with the Abyss; 9 Suing the Paterfamilias; PROCEDURE; 10 Lawsuites in Context; 11 The Role of Delators; Index.