The main objectives of the course are the acquisition of fundamental knowledge of Roman private law in connection with modern and contemporary legal systems and the introduction to legal reasoning through the history of law_
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The course analyzes the historical evolution of Roman Private Law from the origins to the Justinian age. The Roman private law’s topics are: 1) Legal theory and history of law; 2) General traits of the different ages of Roman law; 3) Tradition of Roman law; 4) Political organization of Rome; 5) Sources of Roman law; 6) The Roman jurists and their methods; 7) Civil procedure; 8) Law of persons and family; 9) Law of property and possession; 10) Law of obligations. The following chapters will be not requested: Cap. VIII.5, nn. 9-9.1-9.2-9.3; 10 (471-486); Cap. IX; Cap. X.Core Documentation
MANNINO V., Introduzione alla storia del diritto privato dei Romani (3a ed.), Torino, Giappichelli, 2018.