Roman Law in European History

by: Peter Stein (Author)

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (13 May 1999)

Language: English

Hardcover: 148 pages

ISBN-10: 0521643724

ISBN-13: 9780521643726

Book Description
This is a short and succinct summary of the unique position of Roman law in European culture by one of the world’s leading legal historians. Peter Stein’s masterly study assesses the impact of Roman law in the ancient world, and its continued unifying influence throughout medieval and mode Europe. Roman Law in European History is unparalleled in lucidity and authority, and should prove of enormous utility for teachers and students (at all levels) of legal history, comparative law and European Studies. Award-winning on its appearance in German translation, this English rendition of a magisterial work of interpretive synthesis is an invaluable contribution to the understanding of perhaps the most important European legal tradition of all.