Litigation in Roman law / Ernest Metzger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Metzger, Ernest.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actions and defenses (Roman law).

Bail (Roman law).

Joinder of issue (Roman law).

Civil procedure (Roman law).

Physical Description:

xi, 213 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Summary:

Most modern accounts of how the classical Romans sued each other tend to show the opponents willingly cooperating under the guidance of a magistrate, until their case was ready for trial. This view of relatively polite and orderly initiation of suits was based on tiny amounts of evidence. Metzger examines a flood of new evidence, painting a picture of litigation that is far less polite and far less orderly. He examines how the rules of procedure coped with the typical pretrial delays that the Roman system, and indeed any legal system, faces.

Contents:

Bail

Bail in Cicero

Bail in Herculaneum and Puteoli

How cases are postponed

Returning after a postponement

Giving notice of the postponement

Three cases

Concluding remarks on Roman litigation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-206) and index.

ISBN:

0198298552

OCLC:

57434145

Publisher Number:

9780198298557