Litigation in Roman Law

by Ernest Metzger

Most modern accounts of how the classical Romans sued each other tend to show the opponents willingly cooperating under the guidance of a magistrate, until their case was ready for trial. This view of relatively polite and orderly initiation of suits was based on tiny amounts of evidence. Metzger examines a flood of new evidence, painting a picture of litigation that is far less polite and far less orderly. He examines how the rules of procedure coped...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198298552
• ISBN13: 9780198298557
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.5"