The Oxford Handbook of Roman Law and Society

Paul J. du Plessis, Clifford Ando, Kaius Tuori

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English

Oxford University Press
25 August 2016

History; European history; Classical history & classical civilisation; Roman law; Legal history

Series: Oxford Handbooks

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Law and Society surveys the landscape of contemporary research and charts principal directions of future inquiry. More than a history of doctrine or an account of jurisprudence, the Handbook brings to bear upon Roman legal study the full range of intellectual resources of contemporary legal history, from comparison to popular constitutionalism, from international private law to law and society, thereby setting itself apart from other volumes as a unique contribution to scholarship on its subject. The Handbook brings the study of Roman law into closer alignment and dialogue with historical, sociological, and anthropological research into law in other periods. It will therefore be of value not only to ancient historians and legal historians already focused on the ancient world, but to historians of all periods interested in law and its complex and multifaceted relationship to society.

Edited by: Paul J. du Plessis, Clifford Ando, Kaius Tuori
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 181mm, Spine: 43mm
Weight: 1.342kg
ISBN: 9780198728689
ISBN 10: 0198728689
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 752
Publication Date: 25 August 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

PART I: INTRODUCTION; PART II: READING ROMAN LAW; PART III: THE CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE ROMAN STATE; PART IV: LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AND LEGAL CULTURE; PART V: SETTLING DISPUTES; CIVIL ACTIONS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE; CRIMINAL LAW AND SOCIAL ORDER; PART VI PERSONS BEFORE THE LAW; STATUS; GENDER; PART VII LEGAL RELATIONS; PERSONS AND FAMILY; PROPERTY; OBLIGATIONS; ECONOMICS

Paul du Plessis is a legal historian whose research interests include Roman law, medieval interpretations of Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, the historical development of the civilian tradition in mixed jurisdictions, the relationship between law and history as well as between law and society in a historical context. He is a member of various organizations dedicated to the study of legal history, sometime webmaster of the Centre for Legal History at Edinburgh University and convener of the Edinburgh Roman Law Group. He is co-author of the Edinburgh Legal History Blog. He is the general editor (with Thomas McGinn) of the monograph series Oxford Studies in Roman Society and Law. Clifford Ando is an historian of government, law, and religion specializing in the ancient Mediterranean between the late Hellenistic and late Roman periods. He has particular interests in contemporary social and political theory, public law, practices of legal interpretation, and metaphor and cognition. Dr. Kaius Tuori is currently an Academy of Finland Research Fellow. His research interests include legal history, Roman law, legal anthropology, classical archaeology, and their intellectual history. In addition to four books, his work has been published in Law, Culture and the Humanities, The Journal of Legal History, the Journal of Legal Pluralism, Revue internationale des droits de l'Antiquite and the Legal History Review. He holds a doctorate in Law and a M.A. in History from his studies at the universities of Helsinki, Finland, and La Sapienza in Rome, Italy.

Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Roman Law and Society

Legions, you might say, of fascinating insights are contained in this book * Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers * a treasure trove for anyone with a serious interest in Roman history or Roman law. * Rupert Jackson, Classics for All *