Beyond dogmatics : law and society in the Roman world
Law Roman law Sociological jurisprudence LAW / Legal History sähkökirjat
Edinburgh University Press
2007
EISBN 9780748631773
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;
This book is an important contribution to the current lively debate about the relationship between law and society in the Roman world. This debate, which was initiated by the work of John Crook in the 1960?s, has had a profound impact upon the study of law and history and has created sharply divided opinions on the extent to which law may be said to be a product of the society that created it. This work is a modest attempt to provide a balanced assessment of the various points of view. The chapters within this book have been specifically arranged to represent the debate. It contains an introdu.
This book is an important contribution to the current lively debate about the relationship between law and society in the Roman world. This debate, which was initiated by the work of John Crook in the 1960?s, has had a profound impact upon the study of law and history and has created sharply divided opinions on the extent to which law may be said to be a product of the society that created it. This work is a modest attempt to provide a balanced assessment of the various points of view. The chapters within this book have been specifically arranged to represent the debate. It contains an introdu.
