The Roman Law of Inheritance: The Evolution of the Roman Law of Inheritance During the Principate - Brossura

Babusiaux, Ulrike

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1399531662 ISBN 13: 9781399531665

Casa editrice: Edinburgh Univ Pr, 2026

Riassunto

Fritz Schulz once famously described the Roman law of inheritance as "labyrinthine" and it is deemed to be the most complex part of the Roman legal system. As Rome evolved from a city-state to an imperial power, the rules of inheritance often changed because of the economic importance of acquisition at death. These changes are reflected in the Corpus iuris civilis, despite the best efforts of the compilers of the Corpus to eliminate variations in the text in order to standardise the existing material for the purposes of their compilation.

The Roman Law of Inheritance gives the reader an insight into the content, structure and evolution of Roman inheritance law and provides an understanding of a fundamental part of Roman legal thought. In addition, it tackles the most difficult features of Roman law of inheritance, including the fideicommissa and the interpretation of wills which are explained against the background of historical stratification.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Ulrike Babusiaux is a Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zurich.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Edinburgh Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1399531662
• ISBN 13: 9781399531665
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 328
• Redattore: Babusiaux Ulrike
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