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Roman Law and Latin Literature

This volume offers a long overdue appraisal of the dynamic interactions between Roman law and Latin literature. Despite there being periods of massive tectonic shifts in the legal and literary landscapes, the Republic and Empire of Rome have not until now been the focus of interdisciplinary study in this field. This volume brings vital new material to the attention of the law and literature movement. An interdisciplinary approach is at the heart of this volume: specialists in Roman law rarely engage in constructive dialogue with specialists in Latin literature and vice versa but this volume bridges that divide. It shows how literary scholars are eager to examine the importance of law in literature or the juridical nature of Latin literature, while Romanists are ready to embrace the interactions between literary and legal discourse. This collection capitalizes on the opportunity to open a fruitful dialogue between scholars of Latin literature and Roman law and thus makes a major, much-needed contribution to the growing field of law and literature.

Roman Law and Latin Literature

This volume offers a long overdue appraisal of the dynamic interactions between Roman law and Latin literature. Despite there being periods of massive tectonic shifts in the legal and literary landscapes, the Republic and Empire of Rome have not until now been the focus of interdisciplinary study in this field. This volume brings vital new material to the attention of the law and literature movement. An interdisciplinary approach is at the heart of this volume: specialists in Roman law rarely engage in constructive dialogue with specialists in Latin literature and vice versa but this volume bridges that divide. It shows how literary scholars are eager to examine the importance of law in literature or the juridical nature of Latin literature, while Romanists are ready to embrace the interactions between literary and legal discourse. This collection capitalizes on the opportunity to open a fruitful dialogue between scholars of Latin literature and Roman law and thus makes a major, much-needed contribution to the growing field of law and literature.

Roman Law and the Origins of the Civil Law Tradition

This unique publication offers a complete history of Roman law, from its early beginnings through to its resurgence in Europe where it was widely applied until the eighteenth century. Besides a detailed overview of the sources of Roman law, the book also includes sections on private and criminal law and procedure, with special attention given to those aspects of Roman law that have particular importance to today's lawyer. The last three chapters of the book offer an overview of the history of Roman law from the early Middle Ages to modern times and illustrate the way in which Roman law furnished the basis of contemporary civil law systems. In this part, special attention is given to the factors that warranted the revival and subsequent reception of Roman law as the ‘common law’ of Continental Europe. Combining the perspectives of legal history with those of social and political history, the book can be profitably read by students and scholars, as well as by general readers with an interest in ancient and early European legal history.The civil law tradition is the oldest legal tradition in the world today, embracing many legal systems currently in force in Continental Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world. Despite the considerable differences in the substantive laws of civil law countries, a fundamental unity exists between them. The most obvious element of unity is the fact that the civil law systems are all derived from the same sources and their legal institutions are classified in accordance with a commonly accepted scheme existing prior to their own development, which they adopted and adapted at some stage in their history. Roman law is both in point of time and range of influence the first catalyst in the evolution of the civil law tradition.

Roman Law Essentials (Edinburgh Law Essentials)

Roman Law Essentials is an invaluable study guide for students. It provides up-to-date, concise and comprehensive coverage of Roman Law and its effect on the law of Scotland and is the ideal text for students who come new to the subject and for those preparing for exams. This book is also an excellent resource for those who need to refresh or update their knowledge. Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help students remember the key elements of the subject. Contents: * Historical Introduction * Sources and Development * The Law of Persons * The Law of Things - Rights in Property - Acquisition of Ownership - Succession - Contracts - Delicts - Other Obligations * The Law of Actions * The Reception of Roman Law Table of Cases, Table of Statutes and an Index are also included.

The Roman Law of Obligations

The Roman Law of Obligations presents a series of lectures delivered by the late Peter Birks as an introductory course in Roman law. Discovered in complete manuscript form following his death, the lectures are published here in paperback for the first time. The lectures present a clear conceptual map of the Roman law of obligations, guiding readers through the institutional structure of contract, delict, quasi-contract, and quasi-delict. They introduce readers to the terminology needed to understand the foundations of Roman law, and the conceptual framework of the law of obligations that left an enduring legacy on European private law. The lectures offer an invaluable introduction to Roman private law for those coming to the subject for the first time. They will also make stimulating reading for academics and lawyers interested in Roman law, European legal history, and the lasting influence of Roman law on modern private law.

Romancing the Tomes: Popular Culture, Law and Feminism

This provocative collection of essays by scholars from the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand explores the uneasy relationship between law and popular culture from a feminist perspective. The essays not only consider the representation of law in popular culture, including film, crime fiction and the media, but also the representation of popular culture in legal texts. Romancing the Tomes shows that while popular culture is bewitched by law, particularly anything to do with sex and crime, law is anxious to resist the unruliness of popular culture. The collection is multidisciplinary, with contributors from a range of areas, including cultural studies, women's studies and legal studies. The essays are complemented by the poems of prize-winning lawyer-poet, MTC Cronin. Romancing the Tomes will appeal to a wide cross-section of academic and general readers. It is suitable for inclusion on undergraduate reading lists for law, history, women's studies, criminology and media studies, as well as any other course with an interest in cultural studies.

Romancing the Tomes: Popular Culture, Law and Feminism

This provocative collection of essays by scholars from the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand explores the uneasy relationship between law and popular culture from a feminist perspective. The essays not only consider the representation of law in popular culture, including film, crime fiction and the media, but also the representation of popular culture in legal texts. Romancing the Tomes shows that while popular culture is bewitched by law, particularly anything to do with sex and crime, law is anxious to resist the unruliness of popular culture. The collection is multidisciplinary, with contributors from a range of areas, including cultural studies, women's studies and legal studies. The essays are complemented by the poems of prize-winning lawyer-poet, MTC Cronin. Romancing the Tomes will appeal to a wide cross-section of academic and general readers. It is suitable for inclusion on undergraduate reading lists for law, history, women's studies, criminology and media studies, as well as any other course with an interest in cultural studies.

Romanisch-kanonisches Prozessrecht: Erkenntnisverfahren erster Instanz in civilibus (Enzyklopädie der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaft)

Die Prozessordnungen des europäischen Kontinents wurzeln sämtlich im Prozessrecht des Mittelalters, wie es seit dem 12. Jahrhundert an den Universitäten gelehrt und den Gerichten praktiziert worden ist. Das Buch widmet sich dem Prozessrecht in civilibus, nach heutigen Begriffen dem Zivil- und Verwaltungsverfahren. Der romanisch-kanonische Prozess war seinerseits aus hauptsächlich drei Quellengruppen hervorgegangen: dem römisch-justinianischen Recht aus dem 6. Jahrhundert, den Konzils- und päpstlichen Texten seit der Mitte des 12. Jahrhunderts sowie dem Statutarrecht und Gerichtsbrauch der italienischen Kommunen desselben Zeitraums. Besonderes Gewicht wird auf die Grundfragen gelegt, die jedes Prozessrecht zu beantworten hat und in denen die jeweiligen Vorstellungen von der rechten Ordnung des Verfahrens deutlich werden; zwei hiervon seien genannt: Wie sind die Kompetenzen zwischen den Parteien einer- und dem Richter andererseits verteilt, bezogen auf die Beibringung des Streitstoffs und auf den Fortgang des Verfahrens? Wie handhabte man das Grunddilemma zwischen Gründlichkeit und Zügigkeit des Verfahrens?

Romanticism and the Rule of Law: Coleridge, Blake, and the Autonomous Reader

This book frames British Romanticism as the artistic counterpart to a revolution in subjectivity occasioned by the rise of "The Rule of Law" and as a traumatic response to the challenges mounted against that ideal after the French Revolution. The bulk of this study focuses on Romantic literary replies to these events (primarily in the work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Blake), but its latter stages also explore how Romantic poetry's construction of the autonomous reading subject continues to influence legal and literary critical reactions to two modern crises in the rule of law: European Fascism and the continuing instability of legal interpretive strategy.

Romantics at War: Glory and Guilt in the Age of Terrorism

America is at war with terrorism. Terrorists must be brought to justice. We hear these phrases together so often that we rarely pause to reflect on the dramatic differences between the demands of war and the demands of justice, differences so deep that the pursuit of one often comes at the expense of the other. In this book, one of the country's most important legal thinkers brings much-needed clarity to the still unfolding debates about how to pursue war and justice in the age of terrorism. George Fletcher also draws on his rare ability to combine insights from history, philosophy, literature, and law to place these debates in a rich cultural context. He seeks to explain why Americans--for so many years cynical about war--have recently found war so appealing. He finds the answer in a revival of Romanticism, a growing desire in the post-Vietnam era to identify with grand causes and to put nations at the center of ideas about glory and guilt. Fletcher opens with unsettling questions about the nature of terrorism, war, and justice, showing how dangerously slippery the concepts can be. He argues that those sympathetic to war are heirs to the ideals of Byron, Fichte, and other Romantics in their belief that nations--not just individuals--must uphold honor and be held accountable for crimes. Fletcher writes that ideas about collective glory and guilt are far more plausible and widespread than liberal individualists typically recognize. But as he traces the implications of the Romantic mindset for debates about war crimes, treason, military tribunals, and genocide, he also shows that losing oneself in a grand cause can all too easily lead to moral catastrophe. A work of extraordinary intellectual power and relevance, the book will change how we think not only about world events, but about the conflicting individualist and collective impulses that tear at all of us.

Romantics at War: Glory and Guilt in the Age of Terrorism

America is at war with terrorism. Terrorists must be brought to justice. We hear these phrases together so often that we rarely pause to reflect on the dramatic differences between the demands of war and the demands of justice, differences so deep that the pursuit of one often comes at the expense of the other. In this book, one of the country's most important legal thinkers brings much-needed clarity to the still unfolding debates about how to pursue war and justice in the age of terrorism. George Fletcher also draws on his rare ability to combine insights from history, philosophy, literature, and law to place these debates in a rich cultural context. He seeks to explain why Americans--for so many years cynical about war--have recently found war so appealing. He finds the answer in a revival of Romanticism, a growing desire in the post-Vietnam era to identify with grand causes and to put nations at the center of ideas about glory and guilt. Fletcher opens with unsettling questions about the nature of terrorism, war, and justice, showing how dangerously slippery the concepts can be. He argues that those sympathetic to war are heirs to the ideals of Byron, Fichte, and other Romantics in their belief that nations--not just individuals--must uphold honor and be held accountable for crimes. Fletcher writes that ideas about collective glory and guilt are far more plausible and widespread than liberal individualists typically recognize. But as he traces the implications of the Romantic mindset for debates about war crimes, treason, military tribunals, and genocide, he also shows that losing oneself in a grand cause can all too easily lead to moral catastrophe. A work of extraordinary intellectual power and relevance, the book will change how we think not only about world events, but about the conflicting individualist and collective impulses that tear at all of us.

The Rome I Regulation on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations

The Rome I Regulation applies to all EU Member States (except Denmark) in relation to 'contractual obligations in civil and commercial matters' in 'situations involving a conflict of laws' that arise out of contracts concluded from 17 December 2009. The Rome I Regulation has been described by the European Commission as 'a central element of the Community acquis in the area of civil justice'. This book is the most comprehensive work on the development of the Rome I Regulation that studies in detail the historical background, the legislative development and the teleological purpose of the Regulation. Beginning with the work that led up to the 1972 Draft Convention and the much neglected original French rapporteur's commentary, the author traces developments in the text through the 1980 Convention, highlights the legislative developments that began with the 2003 Green Paper, the Commission's 2005 Proposal and the subsequent negotiations that took place in the European Council and European Parliament that led to the final text of the Rome I Regulation itself. Particular emphasis is placed on highlighting the legislative intent reflected in the changes to the text of the draft Regulation that were made by the Civil Law Committee (Rome I) of the Council. The book marks out the borderline between the Rome I and Rome II Regulations, and considers in detail the application of the conflict-of-law rules in the Rome I Regulation to the specifically protected contracts such as consumer, insurance, carriage of passengers and individual employment contracts. It provides a primary source of reference for all readers involved in the practical interpretation of the Rome I Regulation, or who are interested in choice of law issues arising in international commercial contractual disputes.

The Rome I Regulation on the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations

The Rome I Regulation applies to all EU Member States (except Denmark) in relation to 'contractual obligations in civil and commercial matters' in 'situations involving a conflict of laws' that arise out of contracts concluded from 17 December 2009. The Rome I Regulation has been described by the European Commission as 'a central element of the Community acquis in the area of civil justice'. This book is the most comprehensive work on the development of the Rome I Regulation that studies in detail the historical background, the legislative development and the teleological purpose of the Regulation. Beginning with the work that led up to the 1972 Draft Convention and the much neglected original French rapporteur's commentary, the author traces developments in the text through the 1980 Convention, highlights the legislative developments that began with the 2003 Green Paper, the Commission's 2005 Proposal and the subsequent negotiations that took place in the European Council and European Parliament that led to the final text of the Rome I Regulation itself. Particular emphasis is placed on highlighting the legislative intent reflected in the changes to the text of the draft Regulation that were made by the Civil Law Committee (Rome I) of the Council. The book marks out the borderline between the Rome I and Rome II Regulations, and considers in detail the application of the conflict-of-law rules in the Rome I Regulation to the specifically protected contracts such as consumer, insurance, carriage of passengers and individual employment contracts. It provides a primary source of reference for all readers involved in the practical interpretation of the Rome I Regulation, or who are interested in choice of law issues arising in international commercial contractual disputes.

The Rome III Regulation: A Commentary on the Law Applicable to Divorce and Legal Separation (Elgar Commentaries in Private International Law series)

This comprehensive Commentary provides an in-depth, article-by-article analysis of the Rome III Regulation, the uniform rules adopted by the EU to determine the law applicable to cross-border divorce and legal separation. Disputes on family matters form part of everyday litigation in the EU, with around 140,000 international divorces per year; this Commentary offers a clear legal understanding of the Regulation that governs this increasingly significant area of family law. Written by a team of renowned experts on private international law in relation to family matters, chapters contextualize and examine the provisions of the Regulation, with clear insight into the rationale behind the text. The contributors engage critically with each article, analysing Rome III’s overall effectiveness and offering a balanced critique from a variety of European perspectives. Private international law scholars and practitioners alike will find this Commentary an incisive and useful point of reference. It will be of particular interest to those working in family law, including judges, lawyers, public notaries and family mediators, as well as graduate students looking for in-depth knowledge of the subject.

Rome Regulations: Commentary

The law applicable to contractual and non-contractual obligations in cross-border civil and commercial matters in the European Union (EU) is the remit of the so-called Rome I and II Regulations that entered into force in 2009, supplemented by the Rome III Regulation of 2012 dealing specifically with divorce and legal separation. This article-by-article commentary – now updated to its third edition – has become a cornerstone resource in handling European cases involving conflict of laws. The occasion for publishing a third edition is that several landmark judgments on the conflict of laws have been recently rendered both by the Court of Justice of the EU and by domestic courts. Moreover, with Brexit, one of the largest European states will enter into a new form of relationship with the EU, which will specifically impact the conflict of laws. The effects of these major developments are reflected throughout the new edition’s extensively revised article-by-article commentary. The commentary, authored by leading scholars of conflict of laws and drawing on a wide spectrum of case law and scholarship, highlights, among much else, such long-term implications of the Rome Regulations as the following: principles of interpretation; limiting the effects of forum shopping; limiting the trade-restricting effects of the fragmentation of national private laws; ensuring the free movement of persons; enhancement of legal certainty and predictability; and potential solutions for an agreement-based Brexit. It provides black letter law as represented by the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU and the Member State courts, as well as the latest academic opinion. In the current era of globalization, where communication, transaction, and migration across borders have transformed from exceptional to omnipresent phenomena, the pressing question is no longer if the state has to grant access to justice in international situations but how that right can be implemented effectively. To this end, renowned conflict of laws scholars analyse every provision of the Regulations in a systematic and thorough manner, making them accessible to a broad international legal audience. The result is an indispensable companion for academics, judges, lawyers, and legal professionals in their day-to-day work.

Römisches Privatrecht: Auf Grund des Werkes von Paul Jörs (Enzyklopädie der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaft #2 )

Römisches Privatrecht (Enzyklopädie der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaft #2/3)

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Römisches Privatrecht (Springers Kurzlehrbücher der Rechtswissenschaft)

Der vorliegende Band ist als Studienbehelf konzipiert. Ich habe mich um ein­ fache und klare Sprache bemüht, deshalb auch manche Vereinfachung in Kauf genommen. Lateinische Worte, ohne deren Verwendung man römisches Recht nicht erklären kann, habe ich fast immer übersetzt oder wenigstens erläutert. Die Bedeutung, die dem Recht der Römer im heutigen Rechtsstudium zu­ kommt, ergibt sich aus seiner auch in der Gegenwart das Privatrecht prägenden Kraft. Daher habe ich immer wieder auf Nachwirkungen des römischen Rechts im heutigen Recht - dem deutschen, dem österreichischen und dem schweizeri­ schen - hingewiesen. Auf Schrifttum habe ich nur spärlich verwiesen. Da ich doch darauf hoffe, daß der eine oder andere Hinweis von interessierten Studenten aufgegriffen wird, habe ich fast nur deutschsprachige Literatur angeführt. Im Zentrum der Darstellung steht das Privatrecht zur Zeit der klassischen Jurispru­ denz. Von ihm geht ja die stärkste Wirkung auf alle weitere Rechtswissenschaft aus. Ohne eine Vorstellung vom römischen Zivilprozeß zu haben, kann man das römische Privatrecht nicht verstehen. Daher habe ich einen diesem Thema gel­ tenden Abriß an das Ende des Bandes gestellt. Aus didaktischen Gründen habe ich allerlei Wiederholungen in Kauf genom­ men. Dafür bitte ich um Verständnis. Auch die Studierenden, die sich für mein Buch als Lernbehelf entscheiden, mögen sich mit diesem nicht begnügen. Es ist immer anregend und erleichtert das Lernen, wenn man zu einem Thema mehrere Texte liest (vor allem viel bes­ ser, als mehrmals denselben zu lesen).

Römisches Recht (Springer-Lehrbuch)

Das römische Recht hat die europäischen Privatrechtssysteme der Gegenwart maßgeblich beeinflusst. Es spielt daher noch heute im Rahmen der europäischen Rechtsvereinheitlichung und der Rechtsvergleichung eine wichtige Rolle. Das Studium des römischen Rechts macht dem Studenten erfahrungsgemäß beträchtliche Schwierigkeiten. Dem will das vorliegende Buch abhelfen. Gegenüber den gängigen Lehrbüchern bringt es eine erhebliche Stoffentlastung. Es bietet eine Einführung in das römische Rechtsdenken und die Anfangsgründe der Zivilrechtsdogmatik und ist als Lern- und Lesebuch konzipiert. Wichtige Quellentexte sind mit Übersetzungen abgedruckt. In den Fußnoten findet der Leser Hinweise auf weiterführende Studien. Die 8. Auflage enthält wiederum Ergänzungen, die den Zweck verfolgen, Eigenart und Nuancenreichtum der Römischen Jurisprudenz noch stärker herauszustellen. Vermehrt sind auch rechtsvergleichenden Hinweise, die das Fortleben des Römischen Rechts im kontinentaleuropäischen Zivilrecht sichtbar machen.

Römisches Recht (Springer-Lehrbuch)

Das römische Privatrecht hat die europäischen Rechtssysteme der Gegenwart maßgeblich beeinflusst. Es spielt daher noch heute im Rahmen der europäischen Rechtsvereinheitlichung und der Rechtsvergleichung eine Rolle. Das Studium des römischen Rechts macht dem Studenten erfahrensgemäß beträchtliche Schwierigkeiten. Dem will das vorliegende Buch abhelfen. Gegenüber den gängigen Lehrbüchern bringt es eine erhebliche Stoffentlastung. Es bietet eine Einführung in das römische Rechtsdenken und die Anfangsgründe der Zivilrechtsdogmatik und ist als Lern- und Lesebuch konzipiert. Wichtige Quellentexte sind mit Übersetzungen abgedruckt. In den Fußnoten findet der Leser Hinweise auf weiterführende Studien.

Römisches Recht (Springer-Lehrbuch)

Römisches Recht

Das vorliegende Buch behandelt das Römische Recht, eine Rechtskultur, welche die Europäischen Zivilgesetzbücher in einem heute weithin vergessenen Maße geprägt hat. Das Ziel dieses Buches ist es, dem Leser einen Eindruck zu vermitteln von der unerreichten Klarheit der römischen Zivilrechtsdogmatik und von ihrem Einfluß auf das moderne Zivilrecht und seine Methoden. Unter diesem Aspekt liegt der Schwerpunkt naturgemäß auf dem Sachen- und Obligationenrecht. Die Darstellung beschränkt sich auf die wesentlichen Grundzüge und setzt keine Vorkenntnisse voraus. Das Buch wendet sich vor allem an Studenten, aber auch an den gebildeten Laien.

Römisches Recht (Springer-Lehrbuch)

Das römische Privatrecht hat die europäischen Rechtssysteme der Gegenwart maßgeblich beeinflusst. Es spielt daher noch heute im Rahmen der europäischen Rechtsvereinheitlichung und der Rechtsvergleichung eine Rolle. Das Studium des römischen Rechts macht dem Studenten erfahrensgemäß beträchtliche Schwierigkeiten. Dem will das vorliegende Buch abhelfen. Gegenüber den gängigen Lehrbüchern bringt es eine erhebliche Stoffentlastung. Es bietet eine Einführung in das römische Rechtsdenken und die Anfangsgründe der Zivilrechtsdogmatik und ist als Lern- und Lesebuch konzipiert. Wichtige Quellentexte sind mit Übersetzungen abgedruckt. In den Fußnoten findet der Leser Hinweise auf weiterführende Studien. Für die 5. Auflage hat der Autor das Buch ergänzt und aktualisiert sowie das neuere Schrifttum eingearbeitet.

Römisches Recht (Springer-Lehrbuch)

Das römische Privatrecht hat die europäischen Rechtssysteme der Gegenwart maßgeblich beeinflußt. Es spielt daher noch heute im Rahmen der europäischen Rechtsvereinheitlichung und der Rechtsvergleichung eine Rolle. Das Studium des römischen Rechts macht dem Studenten erfahrungsgemäß beträchtliche Schwierigkeiten. Dem will das vorliegende Buch abhelfen. Gegenüber den gängigen Lehrbüchern bringt es eine erhebliche Stoffentlastung. Es bietet eine Einführung in das römische Rechtsdenken und die Anfangsgründe der Zivilrechtsdogmatik und ist als Lern- und Lesebuch konzipiert. Wichtige Quellentexte sind mit Übersetzungen abgedruckt. In den Fußnoten findet der Leser Hinweise für weiterführende Studien. Die 3. Auflage ist korrigiert und ergänzt worden, namentlich zum Vertrags- und Deliktsrecht.

Römisches Recht (Springer-Lehrbuch)

Das römische Privatrecht hat die europäischen Rechtssysteme der Gegenwart maßgeblich beeinflusst. Es spielt daher noch heute im Rahmen der europäischen Rechtsvereinheitlichung und der Rechtsvergleichung eine Rolle. Das Studium des römischen Rechts macht dem Studenten erfahrensgemäß beträchtliche Schwierigkeiten. Dem will das vorliegende Buch abhelfen. Gegenüber den gängigen Lehrbüchern bringt es eine erhebliche Stoffentlastung. Es bietet eine Einführung in das römische Rechtsdenken und die Anfangsgründe der Zivilrechtsdogmatik und ist als Lern- und Lesebuch konzipiert. Wichtige Quellentexte sind mit Übersetzungen abgedruckt. In den Fußnoten findet der Leser Hinweise auf weiterführende Studien. Die 7. Auflage enthält Ergänzungen, die den Zweck verfolgen, den Nuancenreichtum und die Argumentationskunst der Römischen Jurisprudenz noch stärker herauszustellen. Vermehrt sind auch die rechtsvergleichenden Hinweise, die das Fortleben des Römischen Rechts im kontinentaleuropäischen Zivilrechtsichtbar machen.