Wrongful Damage to Property in Roman Law: British Perspectives

A new assessment of the importance of the lex Aquilia (wrongful damage to property) on Roman law in BritainFew topics have had a more profound impact on the study of Roman law in Britain than the lex Aquilia, a Roman statute enacted c.287/286 BCE to reform the Roman law on wrongful damage to propert...

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Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:A new assessment of the importance of the lex Aquilia (wrongful damage to property) on Roman law in BritainFew topics have had a more profound impact on the study of Roman law in Britain than the lex Aquilia, a Roman statute enacted c.287/286 BCE to reform the Roman law on wrongful damage to property. This volume investigates this peculiarly British fixation against the backdrop larger themes such as the development of delict/tort in Britain and the rise of comparative law.Taken collectively, the volume establishes whether it is possible to identify a 'British' method of researching and writing about Roman law.Key FeaturesLooks at the unique relationship between the lex Aquilia and British legal scholarship and legal historyExplores the importance of the teaching of the lex Aquilia at various old British universitiesAppraises W.W. Buckland's legacy: his prolific scholarly output and his impact on his students, most notably David Daube, and their significant contributions to the study of Roman law and the lex Aquilia in the UKContributorsJohn W. Cairns, Professor of Civil law, University of Edinburgh Paul J. du Plessis, Professor of Roman law, University of Edinburgh Robin Evans-Jones, Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Aberdeen David Ibbetson, Regius Professor of Civil law, University of Cambridge David Johnston QC, Advocate in the Court of Session, Edinburgh and sometime Regius Professor of Civil law, University of Cambridge Alberto Lorusso, Associate Professor of Roman law, University of Madrid (Alcalà de Henares) Paul Mitchell, Professor of Law, University College London Joe Sampson, David Li Fellow in Law, Selwyn College, Affiliated Lecturer, University of CambridgeHelen Scott, Tutorial Fellow, Lady Margaret Hall, and Professor of Law, University of Oxford Benjamin Spagnolo, Fellow at Trinity College and Lecturer in Law, University of Cambridge Giuseppe Valditara, Professor of Roman Law, University of Turin
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ISBN:9781474434478
DOI:10.1515/9781474434478

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