Roman Law of Trusts
«'a clear and well authenticated account' D.L. Carey Miller, Scots Law Times»
A history of Roman law and how it affected society, focusing on the legal evolution of the "fideicommissum", a device similar to a "trust" in common law. As part of Roman inheritance law, this affected strategies of succession open to testators and reveals ambitions and legislative concerns. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Clarendon Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780198252160
- Utgivelsesår
- 1988
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
Anmeldelser
«'a clear and well authenticated account' D.L. Carey Miller, Scots Law Times»
«'an excellent history of the substantive law of fideicommissa from their origin in republican Rome until the time of Justinian ... a brilliant study ... The balancing of competing theories is exemplary, and the clarity of exposition is impressive.' W. Hamilton Bryson, University of Richmond School of Law, American Journal of Legal History»
«'an interesting work on the development of the Roman law fideicommissum ... This is a clearly written and interesting account of a very important subject.' T.G. Watkin, Journal of Legal History»
«'This is a clearly written and interesting account of a very important subject.' T.G. Watkin, Journal of Legal History May '90»