Cicero's Law: Rethinking Roman Law Of The Late Republic - 9781474432535

En cubierta posterior: "In his 1995 book 'The spirit of Roman law, ' Alan Watson included a chapter ... titled 'Cicero the outsider.' Watson's argument, following the then dominant Romanist view, was that Cicero's outlook was significantly different from that of the Roman jurists. While Watson's cautious observation has merit in the context of his argument, its subtext is more problematic. It is the purpose of this volume to critique the pervasive view in Roman-law literature that minimises the significance of Cicero in the narrative of Roman law of the late Republic. This reappraisal of the significance of Cicero reflects current thinking in Roman law and forms part of a larger and more complex debate concerning the nature of law and of the legal profession in the last century of the Roman Republic."

• | Author: Paul J. Du Plessis, Paul J. Du Plessis
• | Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 22, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1474432530
• | ISBN-13: 9781474432535