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Wrongful Damage to Property in Roman Law: British Perspectives

Wrongful Damage to Property in Roman Law: British Perspectives

Author: Paul J. du Plessis
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 9781474434461
Published In: May 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Scotland ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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A new assessment of the importance of the lex Aquilia (wrongful damage to property) on Roman law in Britain Few 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 Features

Looks at the unique relationship between the lex Aquilia and British legal scholarship and legal history
Explores the importance of the teaching of the lex Aquilia at various old British universities
Appraises 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 UK

Preface

Paul J. du Plessis

Matters of Context

1. The Early Historiography of the Lex Aquilia in Britain: Introducing Students to the Digest

John W. Cairns

2. William Warwick Buckland on the Lex Aquilia

David Ibbetson

3. ‘This Concern with Pattern’: F.H. Lawson’s Negligence in the Civil Law

Paul Mitchell

4. Student’s Digest: 9.2 in Oxford in the Twentieth Century

Benjamin Spagnolo

Case Studies