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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 …

Written by a team of specialist scholars, this work traces the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Empire and its consolidation in the …

`However one defines Man, the same definition applies to us all. This is sufficient proof that there is no essential difference within mankind.' (Laws l.29-30) Cicero's The …

Roman Law and Common Law was first published in 1936. The second edition, entirely reset, revised throughout and supplemented by Professor F. H. Lawson, Fellow of Brasenose College …

For the first time, this volume by two leading historians offers a comprehensive study of drawing lots as a central institution of ancient Greek society. Drawing lots expressed an …

Although the Romans lived in a society very different from ours, they were like us in fearing crime and in hoping to control it by means of the law. Ordinary citizens wanted …

This book is widely regarded as one of the most remarkable achievements in Roman Law and Comparative Law scholarship this century - a fact attested to by the universal acclaim with …

Gerald Strauss offers a comprehensive study of a phenomenon of great interest to scholars of early modern Europe: the widespread opposition to Roman law and lawyers in …

Dieses Buch befasst sich mit der Folter im Beweisverfahren der Leges Visigothorum, namentlich der Gesetzgebung des westgotischen Konigs Chindasvinth in diesem Bereich. Die …

English summary: Mores in classical Roman law. A functional reflection. Vol. 1. Methodological, Linguistic and Conceptual-Historical Foundations. Mores with Binding Force. Vol. 2: …