Contents

Preface viii

Note on Online Resources x

Table of Cases xi

Table of Statutes xvi

List of Illustrations xix

List of Abbreviations xx

PART ONE THE HISTORICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL

CONTEXT OF ROMAN LAW

1 Historical Introduction to Roman Governance and Society 3

2 The Legal Process 29

3 Development of Roman Law 46

4 Reception of Roman Law 72

PART TWO THE LAW OF PERSONS

5 Categories of Person 95

6 Slavery 103

7 Parents and Guardians 116

8 Husband and Wife 134

9 Liability for Another 149

PART THREE THE LAW OF THINGS: PROPERTY

10 Ownership and Possession 161

11 Acquisition of Ownership: Derivative Acquisition 194

12 Acquisition of Ownership: Original Acquisition 216

13 Praedial Servitudes 244

14 Usufruct and Related Rights 259

15 Rights in Security 269

PART FOUR THE LAW OF THINGS: SUCCESSION

16 Succession 283

PART FIVE THE LAW OF THINGS: OBLIGATIONS

17 Introduction to the Law of Obligations and the Law of Contracts 321

18 Verbal Contracts 339

19 Real Contracts 344

20 Consensual Contracts 352

21 Other Contractual Arrangements 379

22 The Law of Delicts and the Lex Aquilia 385

23 Liability for Insulting Behaviour: The Actio Iniuriarum 405

24 Other Delicts 417

25 Quasi-Contractual Liability 428

26 Quasi-Delictual Liability 437

Appendix 1: Finding and Citing Roman Sources 445

Appendix 2: Timeline of Major Events from the Foundation of Rome to Justinian I 460 Index 463

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