Wrongful Damage to Property in Roman Law : British perspectives /

This volume investigates the peculiarly British fixation with the the lex Aquilia, a Roman statute enacted c.287/286 BCE to reform the Roman law on wrongful damage to property, against the backdrop larger themes such as the development of delict/tort in Britain and the rise of comparative law.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Plessis, Paul J. du (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Torts (Roman law)
Roman law.
Responsabilité civile (Droit romain)
Droit romain.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Roman law
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Wrongful Damage to Property in Roman Law; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I Matters of Context; 1 The Early Historiography of the Lex Aquilia in Britain: Introducing Students to the Digest; 2 William Warwick Buckland on the Lex Aquilia; 3 'This Concern with Pattern': F H Lawson's Negligence in the Civil Law; 4 Students' Digest: 9.2 in Oxford in the Twentieth Century; Part II Case Studies; 5 Revisiting D.9.2.23.1; 6 Reflections on the Quantification of Damnum; 7 Causation and Remoteness: British Steps on a Roman Path
  • 8 Roman Law and Civil Law Reflections Upon the Meaning of Iniuria in Damnum Iniuria Datum9 Lord Atkin, Donoghue v Stevenson and the Lex Aquilia: Civilian Roots of the 'Neighbour' Principle; 10 Conclusions; Index

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