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1 online resource (vi, 367 pages). |
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Series |
Papers and monographs of the American Academy in Rome ; v. 33
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Papers and monographs of the American Academy in Rome ; v. 33.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Contents |
A conference on Roman law : the future of obligations / Thomas A.J. McGinn -- The Roman conception of contract / Roberto Fiori -- Roman contracts and the construction of fault in their formation / Federico Procchi -- Status and contract in ancient Rome : with some thoughts on the future of obligations? / Carla Masi Doria -- Theory and practice in the Roman law of contracts / Paul du Plessis -- Obligations in classical procedure / Ernest Metzger -- Public building contracts in the Roman Republic / J. Michael Rainer -- Roman economic policy and the law of contracts / Dennis Kehoe -- Gender and the Roman law of obligations / Nikolaus Benke -- An anthropology of fault at Rome / Salvo Randazzo -- Roman delicts and criminal law : theory and practice / Cosimo Cascione -- Roman delicts and the construction of fault / Maria Floriana Cursi -- The byzantine law of obligations / Bernard Stolte -- Looking ahead to the Roman law of obligations : reflections on opportunities in research and pedagogy / Thomas A.J. McGinn. |
Summary |
"Long a major element of classical studies, the examination of the laws of the ancient Romans has gained momentum in recent years as interdisciplinary work in legal studies has spread. Two resulting issues have arisen, on one hand concerning Roman laws as intellectual achievements and historical artifacts, and on the other about how we should consequently conceptualize Roman law. Drawn from a conference convened by the volume's editor at the American Academy in Rome addressing these concerns and others, this volume investigates in detail the Roman law of obligations -- a subset of private law -- together with its subordinate fields, contracts and delicts (torts). A centuries-old and highly influential discipline, Roman law has traditionally been studied in the context of law schools, rather than humanities faculties. This book opens a window on that world. Roman law, despite intense interest in the United States and elsewhere in the English-speaking world, remains largely a continental European enterprise in terms of scholarly publications and access to such publications. This volume offers a collection of specialist essays by leading scholars ..."--Provided by publisher. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Obligations (Roman law) -- Congresses.
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Obligations (Roman law) |
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Contracts (Roman law) -- Congresses.
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Contracts (Roman law) |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Added Author |
McGinn, Thomas A. J.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9780472118434 0472118439 (DLC) 2012042623 |
ISBN |
047202857X (electronic book) |
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9780472028573 (electronic book) |
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9780472118434 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0472118439 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
Standard No. |
ebc3415125 |
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10.3998/mpub.4026834 |
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