Systems of law: Roman law

The delict of iniuria is among the most sophisticated products of the Roman legal tradition.

Roman contract law has profoundly influenced subsequent legal systems throughout the world, but is inarguably an important subject in its own right.

In the days of the Roman Empire, the emperor was considered not only the ruler of the state, but also its supreme legal authority, fulfilling the multiple roles of supreme court, legislator, and administrator.

Jurists and Jurisprudence in Medieval Italy is an original collection of texts exemplifying medieval Italian jurisprudence, known as the ius commune.

This monograph makes a seminal contribution to existing literature on the importance of Roman law in the development of political thought in Europe.

Wounded Feelings is the first legal history of emotions in Canada.

From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire.

Possidius, the bishop of Calama, was a life-long friend of St.

Popular sovereignty - the doctrine that the public powers of state originate in a concessive grant of power from "e;the people"e; - is the cardinal doctrine of modern constitutional theory, placing full constitutional authority in the people at large, rather than in the hands of judges, kings, or a political elite.

Involved in rabies research for much of their working careers, editors David J.

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

Was the Roman Empire just?

In this book, Andrew Riggsby surveys the main areas of Roman law, and their place in Roman life.

Demonstrates the paramount importance of laws in securing political equilibrium, stability, the integration of conquered peoples and a long-lasting empire.

Prepared to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the establishment of Nova Scotia's Supreme Court, this important new volume provides a comprehensive history of the institution, Canada's oldest common law court.

Combining socio-legal and ethnohistorical studies, this book presents the history of doodem, or clan identification markings, left by Anishinaabe on treaties and other legal documents from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.

In this book, Andrew Riggsby surveys the main areas of Roman law, and their place in Roman life.

How Roman law has influenced European legal and political thought from antiquity to the present day.

Picturing Punishment examines representations of criminal bodies as they moved in, through, and out of publicly accessible spaces in the city during punishment rituals in the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic.

This comprehensive study is concerned primarily with the fundamental problem of the role of the judiciary in the federal system of Canadian government.

This book provides a thorough introduction to Roman property law by means of "e;cases,"e; consisting of brief excerpts from Roman juristic sources in the original Latin with accompanying English translations.

An explanation of Roman law in the light of the society and economy in which it operated.

When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.

This study addresses the ius commune's relation to and influence on English law.

When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.

Award winning author Gregory S.

This volume explores the effects of the Roman censorial mark (nota censoria) and the influence of censorial regulations on the development of written law in ancient Rome.

Presents a set of important Latin inscriptions illustrating the developing sense of dynasty that underpinned the new monarchy of Augustus.

This study addresses the ius commune's relation to and influence on English law.

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

This edited collection presents an interesting and original series of essays on the roles of principle and pragmatism in Roman private law.

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing.

Roman Law: An Introduction offers a clear and accessible introduction to Roman law for students of any legal tradition.

Award winning author Gregory S.

Investigation of historical significance of the Roman practice to write solemn documents on wooden tablets.

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing.

The colonization policies of Ancient Rome followed a range of legal arrangements concerning property distribution and state formation, documented in fragmented textual and epigraphic sources.

Solon (c 658-558 BC) is famous as both statesman and poet but also, and above all, as the paramount lawmaker of ancient Athens.

When Justinian became sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire in A.

The colonization policies of Ancient Rome followed a range of legal arrangements concerning property distribution and state formation, documented in fragmented textual and epigraphic sources.

In the days of the Roman Empire, the emperor was considered not only the ruler of the state, but also its supreme legal authority, fulfilling the multiple roles of supreme court, legislator, and administrator.

Over the last 40 years, David Ibbetson has paved the way in a remarkably broad range of fields.

Presents a set of important Latin inscriptions illustrating the developing sense of dynasty that underpinned the new monarchy of Augustus.

Popular sovereignty - the doctrine that the public powers of state originate in a concessive grant of power from "e;the people"e; - is the cardinal doctrine of modern constitutional theory, placing full constitutional authority in the people at large, rather than in the hands of judges, kings, or a political elite.

In the first volume in this new series on Roman society and law, Saskia T.