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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 the impact of Roman law in the ancient world, and its continued unifying influence throughout medieval and modern Europe. Roman Law in European History is unparalleled in lucidity and authority, and should prove of enormous utility for teachers and students (at all levels) of legal history, comparative law and European Studies. Award-winning on its appearance in German translation, this English rendition of a magisterial work of interpretive synthesis is an invaluable contribution to the understanding of perhaps the most important European legal tradition of all.

Quelques récentes synthèses importantes concernant l'histoire de la vie familiale en Europe ont fait appel au droit romain pour expliquer des évolutions centrales, telles que l'exogamie, l'apparition de cellules famiales 'commensurables', et la naissance de l'autoritarisme paternel. De telles explications doivent présumer que les règles légales exercent une forte influence déterminante pour le comportment des membres de la famille. Cette hypothèse n'est pas justifiée quant au droit romain: la loi ne délimitait ni ne déterminait pas exhaustivement le comportement familial; au contraire, elle offrait un ensemble impresionnant d'instruments et d'institutions légaux, que l'on pouvait manipuler pour garanti une grande variété de relations et systèmes familiaux. Par conséquent, les modifications et la réintroduction du droit romain au bas Moyen-Age n'ont qu'un faible pouvoir explicatif pour la compréhension des différences entre la vie familiale dans le nord et dans le sud de l'Europe.

This book provides a new approach to the study of the History of Roman Law. It collects the first results of the European Research Council Project, Scriptores iuris Romani, highlighting important methodological issues, together with innovative reconstructions of the profiles of some ancient jurists and works

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Statutes -- Note on the Citation of Roman Sources -- 1 Historical Introduction -- 2 Sources and Development of Roman Law -- 3 The Law of Persons -- 4 The Law of Things: Rights in Property -- 5 The Law of Things: Acquisition of Ownership -- 6 The Law of Things: Succession -- 7 The Law of Things: Contracts -- 8 The Law of Things: Delicts -- 9 The Law of Things: Other Obligations -- 10 The Law of Actions -- 11 The Reception of Roman Law -- Index

Historical introduction -- Sources and development of Roman law -- The law of persons -- The law of things : rights in property -- The law of things : acquisition of ownership -- The law of things : succession -- The law of things : contracts -- The law of things : delicts -- The law of things : other obligations -- The law of actions -- The reception of Roman law.

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES ON THE SOURCES -- CONTENTS -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. THE ROMAN CONSTITUTION -- III. DISCIPLINE AND CRIMINAL LAW -- IV. MILITARY ORGANIZATION -- V. DISCIPLINARY ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY -- VI. RELIGION AND DISCIPLINE -- VII. OFFENSES AND PUNISHMENTS -- VIII. FROM THE PUNIC WARS TO CONSTANTINE -- IX. MILITARY CODES AND TREATISES -- APPENDICES -- Note on Translations -- APPENDIX A MILITARY LAWS from RUFFUS -- APPENDIX B CORPUS JURIS CIVILIS Digestomm LIBRI XLIX, TITULUS XVI DE RE MILITARI -- APPENDIX C STRATEGICA MAURICE -- APPENDIX D Table of Comparisons -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX

The first comprehensive multi-disciplinary study of Junian LatinitySets a new agenda for the study of Junian Latinity, slavery, manumission and citizenship at Rome Discusses the historical and legal developments of Junian Latinity from Republic to and beyond Late Antiquity Combines authoritative surveys with cutting-edge arguments Brings together leading researchers from history, law and literature This book offers new historical, legal and literary explorations of a status held by uncountable formerly enslaved persons in the Roman Empire: Junian Latinity. It is the first book in any language to provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary study of this status. Divided in two parts, the book sets the scene with six chapters that discuss the legal innovations that created Junian Latinity, as well as the historical contexts in which the status was conceived and in which it developed – from the late republican period to the early medieval world. Four chapters in the second book part offer then new research on key Latin literary texts to provide fresh insights into the role of Junian Latinity in Roman imperial society. The book makes a strong case for the centrality of Junian Latinity in the Roman Empire and the importance of its modern study

This book explains how Roman law worked for those who lived by it, by viewing it in the light of the society and economy in which it operated. Written in an accessible style with the minimum of legal technicality, the book is designed for students and teachers of Roman history as well as interested general readers. Topics covered include the family and inheritance, property and the use of land, business and commercial transactions, and litigation. In this second edition, all chapters have been extensively revised and updated, and a new chapter on crime and punishment has been included. The book ends with an epilogue covering the fate of Roman law in medieval and modern Europe. David Johnston is a lawyer practising in the courts and draws on his experience of law in practice to shape the work and provide new insights for his readers.