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Roman law forms an important part of the intellectual background to many of the legal systems currently in force in continental Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world. This text traces the historical development of Roman law from the earliest period of Roman history up to and including Justinian's codification in the 6th century AD. It examines the nature of the sources of law, forms of legal procedure, the mechanisms by which legal judgments were put into effect, the development of legal science and the role of the jurists in shaping the law.

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• Preface(p. ix)
• Abbreviations(p. xiii)
• 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• Divisions of Roman Legal and Constitutional History(p. 1)
• Sources of Roman Legal History(p. 6)
• Fundamental Concepts and Distinctions(p. 16)
• 2 Monarchy and Early Republic(p. 37)
• Introduction(p. 37)
• Early Roman Society(p. 40)
• Economic Conditions(p. 50)
• Political Organisation of the Regal Period(p. 52)
• Social Developments during the Early Republic: the Conflict of the Orders(p. 61)
• The Roman Expansion in Italy(p. 66)
• 3 The Constitution of the Roman Republic(p. 69)
• Introductory(p. 69)
• The Senate(p. 70)
• The Magistrature(p. 76)
• The Popular Assemblies(p. 102)
• 4 The Archaic Period of Roman Law(p. 115)
• Introductory(p. 115)
• The Beginnings of Legislation(p. 116)
• The Interpretation(p. 125)
• The Administration of Justice: Civil Procedure(p. 127)
• The Criminal Law(p. 139)
• 5 The Later Republic(p. 151)
• The Roman Expansion in the Mediterranean World(p. 151)
• The Organisation of Italy and the Provinces(p. 154)
• Social and Economic Conditions(p. 160)
• The Breakdown of the Republic(p. 169)
• 6 The Pre-Classical Period of Roman Law(p. 181)
• Introductory(p. 181)
• Legislation(p. 181)
• The Edicts of the Magistrates(p. 185)
• Legal Science(p. 188)
• Custom(p. 194)
• The Administration of Justice: Civil Procedure(p. 194)
• Criminal Law and Procedure(p. 222)
• 7 The Principate(p. 237)
• The Coming of the Empire(p. 237)
• The Imperial Government(p. 242)
• The Republican Elements of the Constitution(p. 250)
• The Administration of Italy and the Provinces(p. 257)
• Social and Economic Conditions(p. 267)
• The Crisis of the Third Century(p. 276)
• 8 The Classical Period of Roman Law(p. 279)
• Introductory(p. 279)
• Sources of Law(p. 280)
• Classical Legal Science(p. 289)
• The Administration of Justice: Civil Procedure(p. 306)
• Criminal Law and Procedure(p. 309)
• 9 The Dominate(p. 321)
• The Reorganisation of the Imperial System(p. 321)
• Government and Civil Administration during the Later Empire(p. 330)
• The Administration of the Provinces(p. 336)
• Social and Economic Conditions(p. 338)
• The Demise of the Western Empire(p. 345)
• The Survival of the Empire in the East(p. 346)
• 10 The Post-Classical Period of Roman Law(p. 349)
• Introductory(p. 349)
• Imperial Legislation(p. 350)
• Custom(p. 355)
• The Jurists' Law(p. 357)
• The Administration of Justice(p. 365)
• Civil Procedure(p. 367)
• Criminal Law and Procedure(p. 376)
• The Germanic Codes of Roman Law(p. 378)
• The Codification of Justinian(p. 381)
• 11 The History of Roman Law after Justinian(p. 397)
• The Legislation of Justinian in the East: Byzantine Law(p. 397)
• The Later History of Roman Law in the West(p. 410)
• Concluding Note(p. 445)
• Select Bibliography(p. 447)
• Index(p. 453)