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Contents: Roman Legal Tradition
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This volume contains contributions by Thomas A. J. McGinn and Halcyon Weber. This volume contains contributions by Timothy G. Kearley, Barbara Biscotti, Tammo Wallinga, Carmen Tort-Martorell, and Jorge Menabrito Paz. This volume contains contributions by Ernest Metzger, Judith Evans Grubbs, and O. F. Robinson. This volume contains contributions by Linda Jones Hall, Timothy D. Barnes, and Simon Corcoran and Benet Salway. This volume contains contributions by Martin Avenarius and Andrea Colorio. This volum...
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Roman Legal Tradition: Volume 1 [2002]
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Protection of the Environment in Roman Law? In Defense of the Mystical Body: Giovanni da Legnano's Theory of Reprisals. Vultures, Whores, and Hypocrites: Images of Lawyers in Medieval Literature. James A. Brundage. A Romanistic Approach on Unified European Private Law. Bernardo Periñán. Gustavus Schmidt: His Life and His Library. Roman Legal Tradition and American Law: The Riccobono Seminar of Roman Law in Washington. Select Bibliography for Year 2000.
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Roman Legal Tradition: Volume 5 [2009]
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The Roman Division of Wrongs: A New Hypothesis. This article examines the rationale of the Justinianic division of wrongs into delicts and "quasi-delicts." Taking as its starting point the assumption that the distinction corresponded to that between fault- ( culpa. Based and situational liability, it hypothesizes that the quasi-delictal appendix arose after the time of Gaius' Institutes. From a contraction of the Roman concept of a civil wrong ( delictum. Reference to Roman Law in the House of Lords.
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Roman Legal Tradition: Volume 9 [2013]
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An Outline of Roman Civil Procedure. This is a broad discussion of the key feature of Roman civil procedure, including sources, lawmaking, and rules. It covers the three principal models for procedure; special proceedings; appeals; magistrates; judges; and representation. It takes account of new evidence on procedure discovered in the last century, and introduces some of the newer arguments on familiar but controversial topics. Citations to the literature allow further study. I The evidence, 32 I...
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Roman Legal Tradition: Volume 2 [2004]
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Printed volumes of back issues are available for a very modest price on Amazon.com. 0183; Volume 2 (2004). 0183; Volume 3 (2006). Law for All Times. Essays in Memory of David Daube. Edited by Ernest Metzger. ISBN 0-9764149-0-2. The printed volume is available from Amazon.com, via the link at the left. Law for All Times: The Work and Contribution of David Daube. Argument in David Daube, After Karl Poppper. Remarks on Consensual Sale (with special attention to periculum emptoris. Cornelius van der Merwe.
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Traditio Iuris Romani
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Traditio Iuris Romani is an imprint partnered with Roman Legal Tradition. It publishes works that fall within the subject matter of the journal: the civilian tradition in ancient, medieval, and modern civil law. It aims to make works available at a modest cost. Enquiries to: Prof Ernest Metzger, The University of Glasgow School of Law, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom. The Roman Law Library of Alan Ferguson Rodger, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, with a Bibliography of His Works. 1499 / 10.00 / 12.99.
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Roman Legal Tradition: Volume 6 [2010]
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Origin and Transformation of a. Rule of Construction in the Law of Succession. This article discusses the origins and development of the benevolent interpretation of wills. Modern law tends to construe a will, as far as possible, in a way that gives effect to the testator's intention and consequently avoids intestacy. This principle derives from a historical development which traces back to a Roman concept of benignior interpretatio.
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Roman Legal Tradition: Guidelines for Contributors
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These guidelines are mainly for the use of contributors submitting their final copy. Those who are submitting a manuscript for consideration may find them useful as well. They are under regular review and contributors should consult the most current version. The current version is dated 30 September 2010. Download the Guidelines for Contributors. The accuracy of the cited authorities is the contributor's responsibility, and the editors ask contributors to be especially careful in this regard.
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Roman Legal Tradition: Volume 10 [2014]
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The Enigma of Samuel Parsons Scott. Timothy G. Kearley. Samuel Parsons Scott (18461929) single-handedly translated into English the Corpus Juris Civilis, the Visigothic Code, and the Siete Partidas. The last of these was very well received and not long ago reprinted in a new edition. The translation of the Corpus Juris Civilis, published as The Civil Law. See also the blog entry. Das Edikt de pecunia constituta. Die römische Erfüllungszusage und ihre Einbettung in den hellenistischen Kreditverkehr&#...
