1: Introduction: Rome - a historical sketch
I. THE ROMAN LEGAL SYSTEM
2: The sources of Roman law
3: Roman litigation
II. THE LAW OF PERSONS
4: Status, slavery and citizenship
5: The Roman family
III. THE LAW OF PROPERTY AND INHERITANCE
6: Interests in property
7: Acquiring ownership
8: Inheritance
IV. THE LAW OF OBLIGATIONS
9: Obligations: general principles and obligations arising from
contracts
10: Obligations arising from delict
V. ROMAN LAW AND THE MODERN WORLD
11: Roman Law and the European ius commune
Paul du Plessis is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Edinburgh
University. His research interests include letting and hiring in
Roman law and the development of the European ius commune. He is a
member of various organisations dedicated to the study of legal
history, and holds the positions of webmaster of the Centre for
Legal History at Edinburgh University and convener of the Edinburgh
Roman Law Group. He is a founding member of the International
Advisory Board of the
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