The Institutes Of Justinian - Couverture souple

Moyle, J B

 
9781162698335: The Institutes Of Justinian

Synopsis

The Institutes of Justinian is a legal text written in the 6th century AD by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. It is considered one of the most important works of Roman law and served as a basis for legal systems throughout Europe. This particular edition of the Institutes was translated and edited by J. B. Moyle, a British lawyer and classicist, in the early 20th century. The book provides a comprehensive overview of Roman law, covering topics such as property, contracts, torts, and criminal law. It also includes commentary and analysis by Moyle to help readers understand the historical context and significance of the text. The Institutes of Justinian is an essential resource for anyone studying or practicing law, as well as for those interested in the history of legal systems.Let us now examine the modes in which persons dependent on a superior become independent. How slaves are freed from the power of their masters can be gathered from what has already been said respecting their manumission. Children under paternal power become independent at the parent's death, subject, however, to the following distinction. The death of a father always releases his sons and daughters from dependence; the death of a grandfather releases his grandchildren from dependence only provided that it does not subject them to the power of their father.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Biographie de l'auteur

J. B. Moyle, D.C.L. of Lincoln's Inn,Barrister-at-Law, Fellow and Late Tutor of New College, Oxford

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