This unique publication offers a complete history of Roman law, from its early beginnings through to its resurgence in Europe where it was widely applied until

Comprehensive and accessible, this book offers a concise synthesis of the evolution of the law in Western Europe, from ancient Rome to the beginning of the twen

How Roman law has influenced European legal and political thought from antiquity to the present day.

The Romans depicted the civil law as a body of rules crafted through communal deliberation for the purpose of self-government. Yet, as Clifford Ando demonstrate

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