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Title of course : Roman Private Law
Language of the course : English
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Number of lectures per week (per semester):
Lectures (hours/week): 6
Total (hours/semester): 90
3. ECTS Credits: 8 + 4 (extra credits for optional seminar)
4. Course description:
The course represents an extensive introduction to Roman private law with a preliminary historical introduction of its development and systematic comparison with contemporary private law systems..
Major parts of the course are: Historical development of Roman law, Status law, Family Law,
Property law, Law of Obligations, Inheritance law and Roman civil procedure.
5. Learning outcomes (general and specific knowledge obtained through the course):
- Knowledge of historical development of Roman private law,
- Knowledge of essential notions, solutions and institutes of Private law as developed by
Roman jurisprudence
- Knowledge of Roman foundations of contemporary European private law systems and the emerging EU private law in comparative perspective..
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6. Literature:
1. Andrew Borkowski, Paul du Plessis, The Textbook on Roman Law , Oxford 2010.
Further reading:
1. Reinhard Zimmermann, The Law Of Obligations: Roman Foundations Of The Civilian Tradition ,
Oxford 1996;
2. William Warwick Buckland, A Textbook of Roman Law: from Augustus to Justinian , Cambridge
1921 (reprint 2007);
3. William Warwick Buckland, Arnold D. McNair, Roman Law and Common Law: A Comparison in
Outline , Cambridge 1936 (reprint 2008);
4. David Johnston, Roman Law in Context , Cambridge 1999 (reprint 2008);