Borkowski's textbook on Roman law created by Paul du Plessis

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1, Introduction: Rome - a historical sketch; Part 1 The Roman legal system, 2 - The sources of Roman law, 3 - Roman litigation; Part 3 The law of persons; 4 - Status, slavery, and citizenship, 5 - The Roman family; Part 3 The law of property and inheritance; 6 - Interests in property, 7 - Acquiring ownership, 8 - Inheritance; Part 4 The law of obligations; 9 - Obligations : general principles and obligations arising from contracts, 10- Obligations arising from delict, 11- Roman law and the European ius commune.

Borkowski's Textbook on Roman Law is the leading textbook in the field of Roman law, and has been written with undergraduate students firmly in mind. The book provides an accessible and highly engaging account of Roman private law and civil procedure, with coverage of all key topics, including the Roman legal system, and the law of persons, property, and obligations. The author sets the law in its social and historical context, and demonstrates the impact of Roman law on our modern legal systems. For the fifth edition, Paul du Plessis has included references to a wide range of scholarly texts, to ground his judicious account of Roman law firmly in contemporary scholarship. He has also added examples from legal practice, as well as truncated timelines at the start of each chapter to illustrate how the law developed over time.The book contains a wealth of learning features, including chapter summaries, diagrams and maps. A major feature of the book is the inclusion throughout of extracts in translation from the most important sources of Roman law: the Digest and the Institutes of Justinian. Annotated further reading sections at the end of each chapter act as a guide to further enquiry.