Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface viii
4. Note on Online Resources x
5. Table of Cases xi
6. Table of Statutes xvi
7. List of Illustrations xix
8. List of Abbreviations xx
9. PART ONE THE HISTORICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF ROMAN LAW
10. 1 Historical Introduction to Roman Governance and Society 1
11. 2 The Le gal Process 29
12. 3 Development of Roman Law 46
13. 4 Reception of Roman Law 72
14. PART TWO THE LAW OF PERSONS
15. 5 Categories of Person 93
16. 6 Slavery 103
17. 7 Parents and Guardians 116
18. 8 Husband and Wife 134
19. 9 Liability for Another 149
20. PART THREE THE LAW OF THINGS: PROPERTY
21. 10 Ownership and Possession 159
22. 11 Acquisition of Ownership: Derivative Acquisition 194
23. 12 Acquisition of Ownership: Original Acquisition 216
24. 13 Praedial Servitudes 244
25. 14 Usufruct and Related Rights 259
26. 15 Rights in Security 269
27. PART FOUR THE LAW OF THINGS: SUCCESSION
28. 16 Succession 281
29. PART FIVE THE LAW OF THINGS: OBLIGATIONS
30. 17 Introduction to the Law of Obligations and the Law of Contracts 319
31. 18 Verbal Contracts 339
32. 19 Real Contracts 344
33. 20 Consensual Contracts 352
34. 21 Other Contractual Arrangements 379
35. 22 The Law of Delicts and the Lex Aquilia 385
36. 23 Liability for Insulting Behaviour: The Actio Iniuriarum 405
37. 24 Other Delicts 417
38. 25 Quasi-Contractual Liability 428
39. 26 Quasi-Delictual Liability 437
40. Appendix 1: Finding and Citing Roman Sources 445
41. Appendix 2: Timeline of Major Events from the Foundation of Rome to Justinian I 460
42. Index 463