Roman Law: An Historical Introduction, Paperback/Hans Julius Wolff - University of Oklahoma Press

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One of the great and lasting influences on the course of Western culture, Roman law occupies a unique place in the history of the civilized world.
It is an indispensable study for every American lawyer and for anyone interesting in legal and political history..
In this book an international authority on Roman legal history sets forth in clear, understandable English the institutions of Roman law and traces their development through the Byzantine Empire into medieval and modern Europe.
Forming an important part in the Historical and intellectual background of understanding and a basis for further development of the principles of international jurisprudence.
Even now, Roman law in modified form is the law of the land in Scotland, and the civil code of Louisiana is directly based on Roman law.
The influence of Roman law extends into modern times and is reflected in the great codifications of private law that have come into existence in Europe, America, and Asia.
Originally the law of a small rural community, then of a powerful city-state, it became the law of an empire which embraced almost all of the known civilized world.
One of the great and lasting influences on the course of Western culture, Roman law occupies a unique place in the history of the civilized world