Textbook on Roman Law » (3rd Edition)

Andrew Borkowski, barrister of Grays Inn, has taught Roman law for many years at the University of Bristol, where he is a Senior Lecturer specialising in Roman law, English legal History, succession and family law. He is also the author of Textbook on Succession.

The book provides students with an exposition of Roman civil law and procedure, setting the law in the context of the history of Rome and keeping the use of Latin phrases to a minimum. A major feature of the book is the use of texts from the ultimate source of Roman law, the "Digest of Justinian".
The texts serve to illustrate the law and to make it more vivid for the reader. Emphasis is placed on the influence of Roman law on the modern world and more extensive reference to the fruits of Roman law scholarship.

Rome - a historical sketch. Part 1 The Roman legal system: the sources of Roman law; Roman litigation. Part 2 The law of persons: status, slavery and citizenship; the Roman family. Part 3 The law of property and inheritance: interests in property; acquiring ownership; inheritance. Part 4 The law of obligations: contracts; delicts. Part 5 Roman law and the modern world.