Reinhard Zimmermann, Professor of Private Law,
Roman Law and Comparative Legal History, University of Regensburg,
Germany
`'This book', as James Gorley writes in the Americal Journal of
Comparative Law 'is an account of the Roman roots of the modern law
of contract, tort and unjust enrichment ... A principle goal is to
show that the Roman legal tradition is a key to understanding
modern law. For that reason, althought the book contains a
magisterial treatment of the development of ancient Roman law, it
does not, like the typical work on the subject, leave off with
Justinian.
It describes how Roman law was modified, beginning with the legal
renaissance of the twelfth century, to form a ius commune, a law
common to continental Europe. It shows how the Roman tradition
shaped the
national legal systems that emerged when the ius commune fragmented
... [and] describes how Roman law has influenced the English common
law.''
American Journal of Comparative Law
'Reinhard Zimmermann's study of the Roman law of obligations has
been justly praised, and it is now well known, not only for its
intrinsic excellence, but also for the manner in which it has
opened up a dialogue between lawyers of the Civilian and Common law
traditions...The book is indeed the most extraordinary tour de
force of erudition lucidly expounded. The publication of the
paperback edition at a reasonable price is thus to be
welcomed...stimulating and
thought-provoking...Oxford University Press is to be congratulated
in publishing a translation of one and a relatively inexpensive
edition of the other. Both are important books.'
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