The Roman law of trusts
By: David Johnston.
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Trusts and trustees (Roman law) -- History.; Fideicommissum (Roman law) -- History.
Description: A history of Roman law and how it affected society, focusing on the legal evolution of the "fideicommissum", a device similar to a "trust" in common law. As part of Roman inheritance law, this affected strategies of succession open to testators and reveals ambitions and legislative concerns.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [289]-291.
Includes indexes.