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Roman law & comparative law / Alan Watson.

Title
Roman law & comparative law / Alan Watson.
Author
Watson, Alan.
Publication
Athens : University of Georgia Press, c1991.

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Description
xx, 328 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
Provides a comprehensive description of the system of Roman law, discussing slavery, property, contracts, delicts and succession. Also examines the ways in which Roman law influenced later legal systems such as the structure of European legal systems, tort law in the French civil code, differences between contract law in France and Germany, parameters of judicial reasoning, feudal law, and the interests of governments in making and communicating law.
Alternative Title
Roman law and comparative law.
Subject
  • Comparative law
  • Roman law
Note
  • Spine title: Roman law and comparative law.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-312] and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
  • 0820312606 (alk. paper)
  • 0820312614 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^90036930^
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library