"The first volume of its kind in the field of comparative ancient legal history. Written in an accessible and clear-cut style by a collaborative team of world-r

The Cambridge Comparative History of Ancient Law is the first of its kind in the field of comparative ancient legal history. Written collaboratively by a dedica

This book focused on texts and contexts is dedicated to a great contemporary Romanist, legal historian and comparative lawyer: Professor Watson.

The book delves into the 'deeper structures' of the world's legal systems, where law meets culture, politics and socio-economic factors.

Original sources illustrate and compare the principal doctrines of private law in the United States, England, France, Germany and China.