A casebook on the Roman law of contracts / Bruce W. Frier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frier, Bruce W., 1943- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Contracts (Roman law)--Cases.

Contracts (Roman law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (566 pages).

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2021

Summary:

'A Casebook on the Roman Law of Contracts' introduces students to the rich and influential body of Roman law concerning contracts between private individuals.

Contents:

A Casebook on the Roman Law of Contracts Major Jurists Cited in This Casebook (in Rough Chronological Order) Introduction to Roman Contract Law Chapter I. Capacity to Contract Chapter II. Stipulation: A Formal Contract Chapter III. Contracts Created through Delivery ("Real Contracts") Chapter IV. Sale: A Contract Created through Informal Agreement Chapter V. Other Consensual Contracts: Problems in Execution Chapter VI. Filling in the Gaps: Contracts Created Through One Party's Performance Chapter VII. Third-Party Rights and Responsibilities Chapter VIII. Quasi-Contract Short Biographies of the Jurists Suggested Further Reading

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 24, 2021).

ISBN:

0-19-758111-0

0-19-757323-1

OCLC:

1226076556