Legal history helps us to understand our modern law. It explains why the law has become what it is and lays open the premises on which the modern law is based. This work examines the extent to which modern legal doctrine has been influenced by legal history.
Borkowski's Textbook on Roman Law provides a clear and concise overview of Roman private law and civil procedure, supported by numerous extracts in translation from the Digest and Institutes. The book has been written with undergraduate students in mind and covers all key areas commonly taught on Roman law courses at undergraduate level.
This volume introduces Roman property law by means of "cases" consisting of brief excerpts from Roman juristic sources in Latin with English translations. The cases are followed by series of analytical questions and translated excerpts from modern civil codes to illustrate the dynamic character and continuing life of the Roman legal tradition.
Sketching the history of Roman private law from the Twelve Tables to modern times, this book sets out the elements of the system. It does not attempt to summarize the whole law, but explains and evaluates its most characteristic and influential features.