Speculum Iuris
Subtitle: Roman Law as a Reflection of Social and Economic Life in Antiquity
Contributors: Jean-Jacques Aubert (Editor); Boudewijn Sirks (Editor)
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: July 9, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780472112517
Subjects: Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland); Personal property law; Private Law; Law; History - General History; Ancient Rome; Ancient - Rome; Economics - General; Legal History; Law / General; General; History; Roman Law
Description: "Close readings of juristic opinions and Republican or imperial legislation allow the contributors to find the rationale behind rules and decisions in order to explain practices and mentalities of the elite within a larger social context. From these independent case studies, the editors draw the conclusion that Roman law was not divorced from the realities of daily life, even though some jurists might have been working with hypothetical cases.".

"SPECVLVM IVRIS: Roman law as a Reflection of Social and Economic Life in Antiquity addresses the thorny complexities of a broad range of critical legal issues. It will be a valuable tool for classicists and ancient historians alike, as well as for legal, social, and economic historians, sociologists, and anthropologists."--BOOK JACKET.