Study of several European legal systems based on Roman law. Development of Roman law, including Justinian’s corpus juris civilis. Reception of Roman law by various European legal systems. Comparative analysis of selected articles of the French, Austrian and German codes. Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000 and another law course or a classics course.Lectures three hours a week.
Study of several European legal systems based on Roman law. Development of Roman law, including Justinian’s corpus juris civilis. Reception of Roman law by various European legal systems. Comparative analysis of selected articles of the French, Austrian and German codes. Prerequisite(s): LAWS 1000 and another law course or a classics course.Lectures three hours a week.