A Lecture Upon Roman Law Procedure (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Hoadly, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330652584 ISBN 13: 9781330652589

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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This book delves into the fascinating world of Roman legal procedure, exploring the evolution of legal systems in ancient Rome. The author expertly guides readers through the three distinct periods of Roman law: the era of the *actiones legis*, the formulary system, and the *extraordinaria judicia*. The reader is taken on a journey through the intricacies of legal practices like the *actio sacramenti*, the *vadimonium*, and the *formula*. By comparing Roman legal practices to those of the English legal system, the author reveals striking similarities and contrasts, illuminating the historical development of legal thought. The book explores the vital role played by the Roman bar, highlighting its prestige and the profound influence of the *responsa prudentum*, or opinions of eminent legal scholars, on the shaping of Roman law. The author's insights provide a compelling exploration of the Roman legal system, demonstrating its complexity and its enduring impact on legal systems around the world.

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Excerpt from A Lecture Upon Roman Law Procedure

Now, equity is no part of the law, but a moral virtue which qualifies, moderates, and reforms the rigor, hardness, and edge of the law, and is a universal truth. It does also assist the law where it is defective and weak in the constitution (which is the life. Of the law), and defends the law from crafty evasions, delusions, and mere subtleties, invented and contrived to evade and elude the common law, whereby such as have undoubted right. Are made remediless. And thus is the Office of equity to protect and support the common law from shifts and contrivances against the justice of the law. Equity.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1330652584
• ISBN 13: 9781330652589
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40