| 单词 | Roman law |
| 例句 | He was trying to boil them down, from Customary, Canon and Roman law, into a single code which he hoped to call the Civil one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In Roman law jurisdictions the situation was, as we have seen, very different. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The French, by contrast, had a Roman law system. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z ‘Patricide, eh? Octavian will love this news. You are under arrest for multiple violations of Roman law.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Throughout Europe, wherever the influence of Roman law was felt, the law concerned itself with the factum—the deed, or crime. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the fifth century, Roman law mandated that only emperors could write with prized purple ink made from charred seashells, for example. Solving the Mystery of Ancient Ink Origins 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Roman law required that a baby be rescued from a dead mother’s womb. The emperor's cut: A C-section saved my life and my baby’s life 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Roman citizens could always appeal to Roman law if they wanted to, even if they lived in a province far from Rome. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Justinian carried out monumental building projects, codified Roman law, and oversaw the reconquest of parts of the Roman West. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Roman law considered the unborn a “potential person.” Opinion | This antiabortion argument forgot that women are people too 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z This was, he said, “akin to the ancient Roman laws requiring that sacrifices be made to Caesar.” Supreme Court Rules Against Air Force Officer Who Refused Vaccine 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Early Roman law dealt mostly with strengthening the rights of Roman citizens. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z This was an important event because it extended Roman law to almost everyone in the empire. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Roman law slaves were considered property and had no legal personhood. Archaeologists unearth room shedding light on slave life in ancient Pompeii 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Ancient Norse and Roman laws forbade magic for nefarious purposes. What it’s like to be a working witch | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z The root of “plagiarism” lies in the Latin plagium, defined in Roman law as the crime of kidnapping, specifically enslaving free citizens or seizing and extorting labor from someone else’s slaves. In Literature, Who Decides When Homage Becomes Theft? 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z The panel combed through 400 years of Roman law. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the concepts and practices of Roman law were to outlive the empire itself. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Roman law granted immunity to certain elected officials whose offices entitled the holder to “imperium” or “potestas” or to officials whose office was “sacred.” Immunity is tough to give up. Ask Caesar. Or Trump 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z On Twitter, the Rev. William Barber II added, “Jesus was a refugee & did break the law. He was crucified as a felon under Roman law.” This Week in God, 7.14.18 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Statutes of limitations are as old as Roman law, and their goal, now as then, is to help balance two competing interests: maintaining public safety and protecting defendants from wrongful charges. Should Statutes of Limitations for Rape Be Abolished? 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z The Code contained nearly 5,000 Roman laws that were still considered useful for the Byzantine Empire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Much of Roman law still seems grossly unfair from a contemporary perspective. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z While British law was informed by Roman law, the founders of the American Republic relied heavily on Roman legal philosophy as a model when they wrote the Constitution. Immunity is tough to give up. Ask Caesar. Or Trump 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z A dapper 54-year-old civil law professor with a taste for cuff links and white pocket kerchiefs, Mr. Conte has a long resume working for Roman law firms and associating with top-ranking Vatican cardinals. Italy’s Populists Move Closer to Power, With Little-Known Pick for Prime Minister 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Balasubramanian, however, said the government is not discussing banning tobacco and the goal of invoking the Roman law doctrine was only to curtail the industry’s legal rights. Exclusive: With Roman law doctrine, India moves to stub out tobacco in 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z According to Roman law, slaves were the property of their owner. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Emperors who respected Roman laws and traditions won prestige and veneration for having done so, but there was never a formal legal challenge to imperial authority. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Roman law relied on short terms of office and the veto power of other officeholders as checks on the grant of immunity. Immunity is tough to give up. Ask Caesar. Or Trump 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Everywhere there was civil order, for the arm of the Roman law was long. In Hoc Anno Domini 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Balasubramanian, however, said the government is not discussing banning tobacco and the goal of invoking the Roman law doctrine was only to curtail the industry’s legal rights. Exclusive: With Roman law doctrine, India moves to stub out tobacco in 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z The principles of Roman law endured to form the basis of legal systems in many European countries and of places influenced by Europe, including the United States of America. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Justinian did not just enforce religious uniformity, he also imposed Roman law on all of his subjects. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nowadays, when people say Europe, they do not mean Sophocles, or Descartes, or Bach, or Roman law,” Mr. Legutko said in a telephone interview. 'We Don’t Need to Be Alone’: A Political Shift Has Poland Assessing Its Values 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Statutes of limitations, originating in Roman law, protect defendants who, over time, can lose access to evidence necessary to disprove accusations against them. Cosby case, filed just under the wire, spurs scrutiny of statutes of limitations 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Under the spirit and letter of Roman law, citizenship was generally less a matter of ethnicity and more one of political unity. Immigration: What the Romans Can Teach Us 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z They became the basis for later Roman law. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Likewise, Roman law explicitly designated men as the official decision-makers within the family unit. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z But, while it was Roman law that created trusts, it was English law that evolved trusts into what we think of today. Delaware's Asset Protection Problem 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z This idea of neutrality is a basic principle of anti-monopoly regulation that goes as far back as Roman law. The plot to maim Google: How AT&T and Comcast plan to upend the internet 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z They are the German translation of the Roman law maxim Suum cuique, incorporated not just into German law but legal systems across Europe. Ten objects that made modern Germany 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Those Badges are not found in Roman law, nor were they in the Fraudulent Conveyances Act of 1571. The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act - What's With The Name Change? 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Justinian saw Roman law as an aspect of Roman unity, however, and sought to stamp out other forms of law under his jurisdiction. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The first trusts were created under Roman law, which is the foundation of most civil law jurisdictions. Delaware's Asset Protection Problem 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Roman pottery helped identify the period the skulls were from Roman law required burial outside the city, explained Mr Elsden, which meant there were burial sites circled around the town. Roman skulls washed down lost river 2013-10-02T01:36:52Z "Roman law forbade burial within the town limits so cemeteries developed outside the walls, close to well-used roads," added Mr Thomas. Richard III team makes second find 2013-05-04T02:33:15Z Yet, the early English statutory law was a poor mimic of the complex Roman law. The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act - What's With The Name Change? 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z He had legal experts go through the entire corpus of Roman law, weed out the contradictions, and figure out the laws that needed to be enforced. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The great codes of Roman law were compilations of petition responses. We the People: White House Petition Drive Fosters Quirky causes 2013-01-31T13:05:24Z It was a culture based on Roman law and institutions but inherently Greek in terms of cultural outlook. 10 things readers think should be in a history of the world 2012-09-24T11:00:34Z In contrast to this, Europe’s legal tradition derives from the older Roman law, under which judges render decisions based on statute. The Right To Be Forgotten: Protecting Digital Privacy 2012-08-02T22:25:17Z The Fraudulent Conveyances Act of 1571 is, when compared to Roman fraudulent transfer law, an almost embarrassingly poor and bare-bones attempt to duplicate the Roman law of fraudulent transfer. The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act - What's With The Name Change? 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Going back a way, ancient Roman law included a set of regulations called sumptuary laws, which filtered down through the centuries into the laws of nearly all European nations. Why Wearing Fakes Makes Us Cheat More [Excerpt] 2012-06-08T14:45:13.257Z For others who have lived for 2000 plus years with what passes for codified Roman law, a precedent is only a precedent if decided by a court. The euro in crisis: Groping towards Grexit 2012-05-15T00:02:08Z Roman law The Roman jurist Gaius, probably of the second century, held that where an artist had painted upon a tabula, his was the superior right. Copyright: Its History and Its Law 2012-04-23T02:00:25.937Z Under the Roman law, buildings in which heretics held their conventicles with the owner’s consent were not torn down, but were forfeited to the Church. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z The English lawyers, following the Roman law, distinguish between heresy and apostasy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z No classical scholar need be told how strictly prohibited by old Roman law was all intra-mural interment. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z It was Roman law that lifted a wife from the condition of a cherished slave to a status something higher than that of daughter. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z This was in obedience to the Roman law which forbade burial within the precincts of the city. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The Roman law rejected the evidence of accomplices, and the Church had adopted the rule. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z The Roman law contained no enactment against voluntary abortion till the time of Ulpian. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z In Roman law immunity meant exemption from taxes and public services and belonged especially to the lands owned personally by the emperors. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z To the Roman law women are infinitely indebted. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z This was the very God whom the logic of Greek thought and the practical instincts of Roman law and empire blindly sought. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z For the source of this, as of so much else, we must look to the Roman law. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z The Roman law allowed parents to put their children to death. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z Bologna was specifically the creation of the revived study of the Roman law and of the fame of the great law teacher Irnerius. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Roman laws once forbade extravagance, theatres, divorce—they forbade the religions of Bacchus, Serapis and Isis. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Adoption was a peculiar institution of Roman law, familiar to Paul as a citizen of Rome; and it aptly describes to Gentile believers their relation to the family of God. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z In France the principle derived from the Roman law was generally recognized, that the title to property devolved to the fisc as soon as the crime had been committed. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z In 1573, after publishing his Franco-Gallia, he left France for ever with his family, and became professor of Roman law at Geneva. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z It is not recognised in the Roman law, nor has it a place in the systems of Grotius or Puffendorff. The Oregon Territory Its History and Discovery 2012-02-22T03:00:27.207Z Under the Roman law persons found guilty of certain offences were not only destroyed, but their blood was polluted and their children became outcasts. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z By adoption under the Roman law an entire stranger in blood became a member of the family into which he was adopted, exactly as if he had been born in it. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z For the rapidity with which the Church assimilated the Roman law see the collection of decretals by Alexander III. post Concil. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z In Roman law, a tutor was either dativus, if expressly nominated in a testament, or optivus, if a power of selection was given. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z His surpassing merit as a jurisconsult consisted in the fact that he turned from the ignorant commentators on Roman law to the Roman law itself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Even early in the Twelfth Century Orleans was famous for its school of civil law in which the exposition of the principles of the old Roman law constituted the basis of the university course. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z In all features save perhaps that of the actual presence of the body in the trial, warrant can be found for the Scottish practice in Roman law. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z The organization and functions of these courts received a powerful impetus through the study of the Roman law after the middle of the twelfth century. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Allusion is made to particular Roman laws, such as the lex alearia56, probably passed about this time to resist the progress of Greek demoralisation. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z Everybody acquainted with ordinary classical literature will remember the Sacra Gentilicia which exercised so important an influence on the early Roman law of adoption and of wills. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z Toward the end of the Twelfth Century Irnerius revived the study of the old Roman law and put the curriculum of modern Civil Law on a firm basis. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z In Roman law, the authenticity of documents was proved first by the attesting witnesses; in the second place, if they were dead, by comparison of handwritings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The author of Matthew, it is clear, was ignorant of the topography of Judea, the history of the Jews, and knew nothing of the fundamental principles of the Roman law. The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity 2011-12-24T03:08:04.237Z After that he studied Roman law and jurisprudence in general. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Were apostates to be saved by their Jewish character from the very punishment which the Roman law itself imposed on religious innovators? Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z Greek law has, however, been partially compared with Roman law, and has been incidentally illustrated with the aid of the primitive institutions of the Germanic nations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Another most curious situation this, so disconcerting to historians and observers trained in the principles of Roman law, but often recurring in American politics and administrative life. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z In the bickerings among themselves, the stronger did not hesitate to interpret the Roman law in affirming regalian rights as an excuse to dispossess the weaker. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The Roman law did not recognize the right of contribution amongst sureties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Of his numerous other works the most important was the reconstruction of the twelve tables of early Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Originally, as is well known, Latin was the exclusive language of Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Unless I discharge it, under the Roman law I can be required to become the slave of my creditor. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z On the Roman law of mines the student is faced with many perplexities. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z By the Roman law, if there were any such excess the surety’s obligation was rendered wholly void and not merely void pro tanto. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z In 1591 he became professor of Roman law at Strassburg, where he remained until April 1600, when in response to an invitation from Frederick IV., elector palatine, he removed to Heidelberg. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z He was a professor of Roman law at the Universities of Zurich and of Amsterdam. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Coemption, ko-emp′shun, n. the purchasing of the whole of a commodity: in Roman law, a mode of marriage under the fiction of a mutual sale. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z According to the strict letter of the Roman law, a master could treat, or maltreat, his slave in any way he pleased, either by death, sale, or punishment. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Surely it was the religion of Jesus that wedded Roman law to Germanic liberty, and laid the foundations of constitutional freedom and domestic peace. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z He was a Roman governor, and as a Roman governor he was an administrator of Roman law. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z He embraced Christianity as a young man, studied law, and in 1833 he became professor of Roman law, and three years later a judge. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z The compilers knew Roman law, but drew upon it only for their method of presentation and for their terminology; and the document presents Germanic law in its purity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Such an exploit would no doubt indicate a smart lad, and, in order to make him literally smart, the Roman law, in the spirit of our Juvenile Offenders Act, ordered the knave a whipping. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Roman law, Greek philosophy, Eastern religious ideas, etc., all affect the twentieth century European. Determinism or Free-Will? 2011-09-10T02:00:27.557Z Probably, for the greater part of the period of three centuries which elapsed between Gaius and Justinian, the Institutes of the former had been the familiar textbook of all students of Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Brother Basil began to see that the King was defining, little by little, a code of England based on the old Roman law and customs handed down from the primitive British village. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z Euric’s code was used for all cases between Goths, and between them and Romans; in cases between Romans, Roman law was used. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Under the Roman law the husband was the only member of the family possessing legal rights. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z Consider the Roman laws of two thousand and more years ago, the French laws of to-day. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z His interest in the antiquities of Roman law is apparent, and for this reason his work is most valuable to the historian of early institutions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z It enshrines certain maxims, some derived from Roman law, some invented by Coke, who, as J.B. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z He relied on the Roman law, which forbids not only the exercise of magical arts, but the science of magic, too, and therefore condemns all books of magic to be burned. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z With the influx of the Teutonic tribes we find a new code of ideas and morals, but eventually a compromise was effected between the Germanic and Roman laws. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z He regretted the severity of the Jewish and Roman laws on the subject of leprosy, but excused them as a necessary protection to society. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z This discovery has thrown a flood of light on portions of the history of Roman law which had previously been most obscure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The men of Roman descent continued under the Roman law, and the conquerors could not hope to impose their The law under the Frank monarchy. customs upon them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z There is an evident development in the Roman law toward a more humane conception of slavery; this is due to the Stoa. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z How can I give my heart to those who are By noble blood worthy and eligible, After the Roman laws, to sue for it? Virginia, A Tragedy And Other Poems 2011-05-26T02:00:17.117Z The Roman laws against the debtor upon which we have ultimately modelled our own were equally harsh and would nearly satisfy the moneylender or tally-man of any age. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z A popular acquaintance with the outstanding features of Roman law was widely diffused by this time in Asia Minor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Roman law spread rapidly in the French schools and universities, except that of Paris, which was closed to it by the papacy; and the influence of this study was so great that it transformed society. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z The views on marriage and divorce, the position of "natural children," as the Roman law calls illegitimates, all this is largely due to non-Christian influences. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z Di�gest, a name originally given to a collection or body of Roman laws, digested or arranged under proper titles by order of the Emperor Justinian. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z They resuscitated Roman law, and reorganized the commerce of the Mediterranean. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z The works of these jurists accordingly became most important sources of Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Under the influence of Roman law a system of arbitrary penalties replaced those laid down by the customs, which had usually been Changes in criminal law. fixed and cruel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z Lawyers of this period indulge in comparisons between the Roman law and the law of Moses. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z The foundation of Scottish jurisprudence is the Roman law, and the canon law which is derived from it, consequently the law of marriage and divorce in Scotland differs from that of England. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z As long as the republic survived, the Twelve Tables formed the foundation of the Roman law, though they were interpreted and enlarged by such new enactments as the circumstances of the state demanded298. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z This change from the Roman law is almost revolutionary. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z Certain institutions, however, such as contracts and obligations, were regulated throughout the whole of France by the principles of Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z We have his collection of reports and letters, and we may infer from them how much, aside from his training in the Roman law school, he was influenced by his Christian belief and Biblical reading. The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation 2011-07-06T02:00:51.053Z Spanish law is founded on the Roman law, the Gothic common law, the National Code of 1501, and the Civil Code of 1888, with its subsequent amendments and additions. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z Incidently, men studying for the priesthood made a study of Roman law with a view to avoiding its machinations and continuing their functions as clergymen without being caught in the net of persecution.11 9. The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law 2011-03-14T03:01:02.587Z English law as well as Roman law abounds in fictions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Attention is called to the fact that Paul was about to be treated in a way that was forbidden by his citizenship; that was contrary to Roman law. The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) 2011-03-03T03:00:50.323Z In Roman law the judge gave the preference to the equitable rule; in English law the equitable rule was enforced by a distinct set of judges. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The modern Kingdom of Greece has an excellent system of jurisprudence based on the old Roman law, with modifications drawn from the Bavarian and French. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z At Bologna Roman law was the chief study, and very famous jurists lectured there. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z It came to be made by degrees the subject of written contract, by which the rights of the holder were more definitely defined and protected than had been the case in Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The counsellors are known in England as barristers when they conduct cases in superior courts; they are called solicitors in chancery, and advocates in Roman law. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Another was the jealousy prevailing in England against the principles of the Roman law on which English equity to a large extent was founded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Under the old Roman law there were three modes of marriage: 1. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z To this day Roman law, the Romance languages, and the Roman Catholic Church testify to the vigour and solidity of Roman dominion. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z It availed nothing that, at the commencement of the 18th century, a freer and more scientific spirit had been breathed into Roman law; it failed to reach the criminal law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z This was the time when Roman law swept like a flood over Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The study of Roman law, especially at Bologna, acquired great importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Torture was one of the modes of getting at truth for legal purposes under the Roman law. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Over all these people Roman law and Roman order prevailed. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Europeans inherited the idea of the corporation from Roman law. Schumpeter: The crescent and the company 2011-01-27T10:58:13Z Bracton had introduced just enough of Roman law and Bolognese method to save the law of England from the fate that awaited German law in Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Some influence should perhaps also be assigned to Roman law, which continued to be administered during these centuries, especially in the towns, and maintained the imperial tradition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Accordingly, by the Roman law, the administration of justice was so far prohibited to the officers of cities, that they could not punish even by a simple fine. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z Men who grasped the complexity and richness of the Roman law necessarily admired Roman civilization, and inferred that all other manifestations of that civilization must be as admirable as the law, and perhaps less dry. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Irnerius revived the study of the old Roman law, and his teaching of it attracted so much attention that students from all over Europe flocked to Bologna. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z No medieval Englishman did anything considerable for Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z For Christian faith and life can well exist without the intolerable laws of the pope, nay, they cannot well exist unless there be fewer of these Roman laws, or none at all. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z It respected Roman laws and customs when it seized on Roman lands. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII All the cautious forms of Roman law are invoked to keep the sepulchre, with its garden and enclosure, from passing into alien hands. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Whatever is done according to the Roman law is irrevocable. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) English law, said the future cardinal and archbishop, was barbarous; Roman law was the very voice of nature pleading for “civility” and good princely governance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The Mosaic, Greek, and early Roman law only recognized the offence when a married woman was the offender. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The Roman laws of debt were still extremely harsh and all acted against the unfortunate debtor. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men In such precise and orderly fashion, with all the cautious forms of Roman law, did this poor little society order its performance of duty to the dead. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The civil code of the republic is based upon Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The subjects in which the examination is held are divided into Roman law; Constitutional law and legal history; Evidence, Procedure and Criminal law; Real and Personal Property; Equity; and Common law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Roman law and Greek law were little better. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 But he started the work, completed under the Empire, of spreading Roman law and order, coins and ways of trading, in a word Roman civilization, over Central Europe. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men Whether the courts of judicature were guided by the feudal customs or the Roman law, it was necessary for them to resolve litigated questions with precision and uniformity. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Basing his rights upon the old Roman law, Barbarossa claimed that the Imperial power was supreme, and that the sovereignty of the Emperor extended despotically to all the countries immediately bordering upon it. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Jurisprudence, Roman law, Constitutional law and International law are taught, as well as the law of Real and Personal Property, the Law of Contract and Tort, Criminal law, Procedure and Evidence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The main features of the Roman law of cessio bonorum were adopted in Scots law, and also in the French legal system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" They fell into debt and, under the harsh Roman law, a debtor could be first imprisoned and then, unless some one helped him by paying off what he owed, sold as a slave. Ancient Rome The Lives of Great Men The Roman law had been nominally preserved ever since the destruction of the empire; and a great portion of the inhabitants of France and Spain, as well as Italy, were governed by its provisions. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Grotius and his successors applied thereto the rules of interpretation adopted in Roman law, but these rules, despite their aptness, are not recognized as international rules of construction. The Future of International Law But that which in their eyes was a crime was none in the judgment of Roman law; it was useless to bring Him before Pilate and accuse Him of blasphemy. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II The decent burial of the dead was a matter especially provided for by the Roman laws. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Roman administration and Roman law had everywhere dissolved the old gentile bodies and thus crushed the last remnant of local and national independence. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Their laws were based on the "Barbarian" codes, but the influence of Roman law was increasingly felt by them. Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani Besides the subscription, an early auxiliary method of authentication was by the impression of the seal which, as noticed above, was required by the Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The Greek rationalism which had already furnished a certain formal element to the logical codification of Roman law reappeared in the eighteenth century in the doctrine of natural right. Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History Plans were laid for a codification of the Roman law but this was not carried into effect. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Long after the fall of the Roman empire the Roman laws were adopted by nations which ancient Rome esteemed as barbarous. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The citizens were sometimes allowed to live "under their own law," and sometimes not; but the tradition of the Roman law was never lost. Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani By the Roman law every act must be dated by the day and the year of execution. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Their pay contract only requires them to fight for the Emperor; he is not permitted to deal with them according to the Roman law. The Scarlet Banner As this status of serfdom was hitherto unknown in Roman law, a great many imperial enactments had to be issued defining the rights and duties of the coloni. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Also the Roman law strongly discountenanced plurality in marriage. Women of Early Christianity But in each country the development of criminal law has been affected by influences other than Germanic, mainly consisting in an infusion more or less great of ideas derived from Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Effect of Divorce on Children in the Law of Rome.—The custody of the children of divorced parents was dealt with by the Roman law in a liberal manner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" That must have been Roman, not Hebrew, slavery; for they lived and wrote to men under Roman law. Three Prize Essays on American Slavery It was derived from the Roman law, and still prevails in the Lutheran Church. Folk-lore of Shakespeare The edict abolishing the Old Roman law was passed seven years after Justinian's succession, and was in accordance with other legislation inspired by Theodora, to ameliorate the condition of woman. Women of Early Christianity COVENANT, in law, is the English equivalent of the Lat. conventio, which, although not technical, was the most general word in Roman law for “agreement.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" This principle is no doubt derived from the Roman law and it had the effect of refusing to one guilty spouse the remedy of divorce against the other although equally guilty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Furthermore, and this covers our position, the New Testament, disregarding the Roman law, refers masters exclusively to the law of God as their rule for the treatment of servants. Three Prize Essays on American Slavery There is a similar parallel between the purposes for which the formation of such societies is authorized in English and in Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" But the study of Roman law presently taught the Roman version of the Greek conception and the legal order was thought of once more as an orderly maintenance of the social status quo. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law In the earlier stages of Roman law the state only interfered to punish offences which gravely affected it, and did so by privilegia, which correspond to impeachment or Bill of Pains and Penalties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The early Christians had naturally preferred the formless marriage of the Roman law as being free from all taint of pagan idolatry; and the ecclesiastical authorities recognized concubinage also. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" "This period may, as in the old Roman law, reach to the age of puberty, that is to about fourteen years of age." Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" In the later Roman law the distinction of corporations into civil and ecclesiastical, into lay and eleemosynary, is recognized. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Greek law and Roman law give the name of "insult" to legally cognizable injury to personality. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law In the Roman law the State is the main object, for which the individual must live and die, with or against his will. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The Code and the Pandects together being, as Austin says, “digests of Roman law in force at the time of their conception,” would, if properly arranged, constitute a code. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" This historical distinction remained as a permanent principle of division in the body of the Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Whatever distinctions may have existed in the Roman laws between citizens and free inhabitants, they are unknown to our institutions. Report of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the Opinions of the Judges Thereof, in the Case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford December Term, 1856. Roman law and English law begin with a set of what might be called nominate delicts or nominate torts. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law The Roman law recognised monogamy alone, and hence polygamy was prohibited in the entire Roman empire. Notes and Queries, Number 235, April 29, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. The independent character of English law has prevented an attempt to do what has already been done for other systems which have the basis of the Roman law to fall back upon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" His attempts to obtain the dominion of the Mediterranean were imitated in succession by the Lydians, Thracians, Rhodians, the latter being the inventors of the first maritime code, subsequently incorporated into Roman law. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Roman law, when I recall it, On my heart it lies like nightmare, Like a millstone on my stomach, And my head feels dull and stupid. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. In Roman law and at one time in our law attempts were made to develop this postulate contractually. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law Lord Swinton quoted from the Roman law, that the punishment for sedition was crucifixion, or exposure to be torn to pieces by wild beasts, or transportation. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence By the Roman law a collegium must have at least three members. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Roman law, Greek literature, the theology of the Christian church, for example, are intimately associated with the history of the city beside the Bosporus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" At this Diet, Frederic caused certain doctors of Roman law from Bologna to pronounce what were, and what were not, his legal rights in Italy. Pope Adrian IV An Historical Sketch In the maturity of Roman law a compromise was made, and various compromises have obtained ever since. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law But in another instance the Roman law goes much beyond the English. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First Our common law rests upon the Roman law, which, recognized persons only as property-holding beings. Woman under socialism Hasty comparison of misunderstood Roman law, sometimes in its civil and sometimes in its ecclesiastical form, is answerable for a large proportion of the worst faults in old-fashioned text-books. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" Wherever went the Roman arms, there the Roman laws and the Roman government followed; there followed the Roman language, architecture, art, institutions, and civilization. History of Human Society Also in Roman law the old action for partition is called the action for partitioning the household. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law The institutes, which contain the elements or first principles of the Roman law, in four books. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First The new system of rights found in the course of time its classic expression in the Roman State, whence the influence that Roman law exercises down to the present. Woman under socialism Contract and conveyance, again, are distinct in their nature, and sharply distinguished in the classical Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" From the time of the posting of the Twelve Tables in a public place, where they could be read by all the citizens of Rome, there was a steady growth of the Roman law. History of Human Society Self-acquired property, the second disintegrating agency, may be seen in Hindu law and also in Roman law. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law A humane provision; yet, though dictated by the principles of society, discountenanced by the Roman laws. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First The story of his Trial and Crucifixion is utterly at variance with Roman law and Jewish custom. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) There is, however, a perceptible influence of the Roman law in this work, and indeed an occasional reference to it as an authority. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 The Roman law soon passed into a complex system of jurisprudence which has formed a large element in the structure, principles, and practice of all modern legal systems. History of Human Society In the same way in Roman law the son in the household, even if of full age, normally had no property. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law When any doubt arose upon the construction of the Roman laws, the usage was to state the case to the emperor in writing, and take his opinion upon it. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First On the Zeedyk at Amsterdam such processes must be tried according to Roman law; but as the Romans did not use snuff there is nothing said about “Rappee” in the Roman laws. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland At the dissolution of the Roman Empire the enlightened Roman law remained as a precious legacy to Western civilisations. The Truth About Woman The later emperors performed a great service to the world by collecting and codifying Roman laws. History of Human Society But Roman law recognized certain kinds of property which sons in the household might hold as their own. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law The more persistent tribal relationship and collective family life have sometimes softened the process of social growth which was so harsh for women under the old Roman law and the later English common law. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV The emasculated bird grew fat without his owner committing any infraction of the Roman law against fattening chickens. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome Thus we find courses in international law, constitutional law, Roman law, and elements of law and jurisprudence being offered in large part in departments of political science. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College I can say the same of the Roman laws, contained in the Digest. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. Hence Greek philosophical thinking of a stage of undifferentiated law and morals lent itself to the identification of the legal and the moral in juristic thinking which was characteristic of the classical Roman law. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law And we also learn that the whole internal order of government, the structure of Roman law, and the daily habit of life had remained unaltered by barbarian occupation. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I When the Angles and Saxons conquered Britain, after a Roman occupation of over three hundred years, they swept it clean of Roman laws, literature, and civilization. A Short History of Spain Civil legislation had for its groundwork the old Roman law, which the Popes, at various times, had wisely adapted to their age and the circumstances of their people. Pius IX. And His Time The old Roman law of debt was very harsh and severe. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight A period of legal development resulted which is strikingly analogous to the classical period of Roman law. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law But for the rest, the fabric of Roman law, customs, and institutions remained standing, at least for the natives, while the invaders were ruled severally according to their inherited customs. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I Our historians tell us that the Hebrew gave conscience and morals, the Greek reason and culture, the Roman law and government, the Teuton liberty and the rise of woman. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character But there is a deeper influence even than Greek politics and Roman law, still powerfully at work among us, which we owe to a more remote past. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters In Spain, as in France, there were certain provinces in which the ancient Roman law continued in force, and they were called the provinces of the written law. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III If Roman law could no longer claim to be embodied authority, they assumed that, corrected in its details by a juristic-philosophical critique, it was embodied reason. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law Bacon's purpose coincided with the idea of a general system of legislation entertained by the King: he would have preferred the Roman law to the statute law of England. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) Theft only requires the restitution of the stolen property plus an addition, such as the Roman law provided. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals When Christ was doomed by a cruel Roman law to its most ignominious condemnation, he did not so much as resist it, because it was law, nor did he complain of it as oppressive. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors One at Bologna had devoted itself to the study of the civil or Roman law. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Here also there was wilful aggression, and the delict of dolus gets its name from the intentional misleading that characterizes it in Roman law as it does deceit in English law. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law I say, what does the Lord Jesus say to this poor believing slave, concerning a master who held unlimited power over his person and life, under the Roman law? Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Moreover, it is a Greek term, showing at once that the Grecian laws contributed largely to the Pandects of the Roman laws. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, March, 1880 Under the Roman law, human liberty was held by no more certain tenure than the whim of the sovereign power, protected by no definite constitution. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors Blackstone acknowledges that this distinction between brothers and sisters reflects shame upon England, and was no part of the old Roman law, where the children of a family inherited equally without distinction of sex. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Or are we to say that Austin derived his systematic ideas, not from scientific study of English law, but from scientific study of Roman law in a German university? An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law Here, by the Roman law, the servant was property, and the control of the master unlimited, as we shall presently prove. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject This distinction would be quite satisfactory if it could be proven from the words of the text; but it is a Jewish invention born of their hatred of the Roman laws. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood In his defence before Felix, Paul never so much as speaks of Roman law, though well acquainted with it, but "he reasoned of righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment to come." Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors No society which preserves any tincture of Christian institutions, is likely to restore to married women the personal liberty conferred on them by middle Roman law. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Pothier gave over the contract categories of the Roman law as being "very remote from simplicity." An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law The Roman law confided the person and even life of the debtor to the mercy of the creditor. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The ice was now broken, and he frankly told me that he could not understand how I could be an inveterate enemy of Roman law and of the history of law. Principles Of Political Economy If only he had not violated the Roman law he might now have vindicated its majesty! Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young It is possible that this common ceremony of Roman law suggested the triple abrenunciatio of Satan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The oldest method of enforcement in Roman law was seizure of the person, to coerce satisfaction or hold the promisor in bondage until his kinsmen performed the judgment. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law Under the Roman law, slaves had no rights whatever, and were scarcely recognized as human beings; indeed, they were sometimes drowned in fish-ponds, to feed the eels. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The influence of the Roman law made it gradually more usual, in the case of insolvent debtors, to demand no more from them than the assignment of their property for the benefit of their creditors. Principles Of Political Economy He was as distinguished in the forum as in the camp and battle-field, having a bold address, pungent wit, and great knowledge of the Roman laws. Ancient States and Empires The idea of adoption in baptism as a son and heir of God was almost certainly taken by Paul from Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Roman law in its earliest stage was not unlike this. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law See a valuable article on the Greek texts of the Roman law, in the Foreign Quarterly Review, vol. vii. p. Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Explanation of the principal elements and facts, out of which was framed successively the Roman law. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 He gave unbounded religious toleration, and meditated a complete codification of the Roman law. Ancient States and Empires With the tolerant and enlightened conquerors came the Roman peace, Roman law, Roman roads, the Roman schoolmaster; and a more humane religion abolished the Druidical sacrifices. The Story of Paris Roman law was assumed to be embodied reason. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law Soon after, churchmen began to decree the penalty of imprisonment for heresy—a penalty unknown to the Roman law, and regarded in the beginning more as a penance than a legal punishment. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church These legal practices are largely the inheritance of old Roman law and are usually known as common law. The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know The old Roman law had at its foundation this motto: "The safety of the people is the supreme law." Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade They had, through their study of Roman law, learned to admire the absolute power exercised by the Roman emperor. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe In Roman law this would have to take the form of a stipulation. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law The Roman laws classed the crime of heresy with treason, and visited it with a principal penalty, death, and a secondary penalty, confiscation. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church As the revival of the Roman law had given an artificial prestige to the Empire in the twelfth century, so the revival of classical literature threw a new halo around it in the fourteenth. Stray Studies from England and Italy Now, however, under the restraint of Roman law, strangers met and passed without a blow. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 The older inhabitants of the Empire, on the contrary, continued to have their lawsuits decided according to the Roman law. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe But the category of enforceable simple promises defies systematic treatment as obstinately as the actionable pacts in Roman law. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law At the very moment the popes were condemning the ordeals, the revival of the Roman law throughout the West was introducing the customs of antiquity. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church But the Roman law permitted an appeal from the judges to the people. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I am a "coach" in Roman law by fate, But Nature must have meant me for a poet, And while I struggle with a rule or date, Poetic thoughts intrude before I know it. Briefless Ballads and Legal Lyrics Second Series Very early in the twelfth century a new interest in the Roman law became apparent in Italy, where the old jurisprudence of Rome had never been completely forgotten. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Well did he know the rigor of the old Roman law, as regarded the paternal power, and well did he know, the severity with which his father would execute it. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 We must remember also that the laws he enacted were not at all excessive compared with the strict Roman law, or even with the practice then in vogue in France and Germany. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church His first great work was the reduction of the vast mass of Roman law to what approached a system. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Instead of the Roman law of marriage, regarding the wife as the husband's slave, he must love her as himself; more, as Christ loved the church. Is Slavery Sanctioned by the Bible? Theodoric maintained the Roman laws and institutions, which he greatly admired. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe At Paris my Russian friend conceived the idea of attending another course of lectures on some branch of Roman law at Tubigen. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada The Inquisitorial procedure was therefore inspired by the Roman law. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church But it was a period in which the Roman law was in its most flourishing and brilliant stage, under such men as Papinian, Ulpian, and others second only to these masters. A Source Book for Ancient Church History In the Roman law everything proceeds from the emperor. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals He was surrounded by a body of lawyers who had derived their ideas of the powers and rights of a prince from the Roman law. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe It follows that it is high time to dismiss all those theories of the Atonement which ultimately trace their origin to the enduring influence of Roman law. Gloria Crucis addresses delivered in Lichfield Cathedral Holy Week and Good Friday, 1907 The Councils of Tours and Lateran also decreed confiscation, but for banishment they substituted imprisonment, a penalty unknown to the Roman law. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church According to Roman law many cases were frequently decided by an arbitrator, according to an agreement between the litigants. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The Roman law: its effect on later mores. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Why is it that the Roman religion can never have the same interest and value for mankind as Roman law? The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus Former ages interpreted the Atonement in the terms of Roman law. Gloria Crucis addresses delivered in Lichfield Cathedral Holy Week and Good Friday, 1907 Most of the executions were due to the passions of the mob, although the Roman law was in part responsible. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church On account of various principles of the Roman law, Christians were always liable to severe penalties, and parts of the Church occasionally suffered fearfully. A Source Book for Ancient Church History They adopted this standpoint for the kings of the new dynastic states and, in the might of the Roman law, they established royal absolutism, which was unfavorable to the church and the feudal nobles. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals If I am not mistaken, it was for him, except in so far as it is connected with Roman law, the least interesting part of all his far-reaching Roman studies. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus In the early Roman law and in some other systems word of mouth was necessary to accomplish certain legal acts, and this of course bore hardly upon the deaf. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States Traitors deserved the death penalty, while the old Roman law sent the Manicheans to the stake; accordingly Guala maintained that all heretics deserved the stake. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church The Roman law under the Empire was extremely favorable to divorce, making it easy for either party to become rid of the other for any cause that seemed sufficient. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Stammler103 denies that the Roman law, in spite of lawyers and ecclesiastics, ever entered into the flesh and blood of the German people. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals But Roman law and Roman religion sprang from the same root; they were indeed in origin one and the same thing. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus In Roman law ... the slave was a thing or chattel—nothing more legally. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 The penalty of the stake which he added, although in conformity with the Roman law, was an innovation. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church Everybody acquainted with ordinary classical literature will remember the sacra gentilicia, which exercised so important an influence on the early Roman law of adoption and of wills. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The spirit of the Roman law was pitiless to peasants and artisans, that is, to all who were, or were to be made, unfree. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals It is not, as Roman law was, the one great contribution of the Roman genius to the evolution of humanity. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus It is regrettable that Christianity did not change other parts of the Roman law of persons which ought to have been reformed. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 The Roman law permitted the accused to withdraw from impending judgment by a voluntary exile. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Setting aside the Conventional or Treaty Law of Nations, it is surprising how large a part of the system is made up of pure Roman law. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society In the Roman law is found a proposition which was often quoted in the Middle Ages: "That which is done against divine religion is done to the harm of all." Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The principle of this law is based on Roman law, human instinctive reasoning, and the spirit of the law among the Latin nations of Europe. The Philippine Islands Then speaking to his servants, he said, "The soldiers will lead him hence and scourge him according to the Roman law." King of the Jews A story of Christ's last days on Earth What cared they that no sentence had been pronounced against him, or that they were acting in reckless defiance of Roman law? Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern The truth appears to be that modern International Law, undoubted as is its descent from Roman law, is only connected with it by an irregular filiation. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society It was out of the Roman law that "pope and king drew the weapons which rendered the pursuit of heresy attractive and profitable." Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals We know not in the English language where else to look for a history of the Roman law so clear, and, at the same time, so short.... Cattle and Cattle-breeders In Roman law, it meant the goods which a woman brought to her husband besides her dowry. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Where would Christianity have been without the incompetent agitators who blundered into the clutches of the Roman law and the amphitheater? Erik Dorn The expression universitas juris is not classical, but for the notion jurisprudence is exclusively indebted to Roman law; nor is it at all difficult to seize. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The Roman law was the peace pact of that peace unit. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals It modelled all its machinery on the Roman Empire, and consecrated the Roman claim to universal dominion, with the Roman law of maiestas against all who disputed its authority. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield The whole city was agitated, and searches proved that many young men preferred the study of the illicit science to that of Roman law. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism The action of the Roman law towards the Christians, that is, towards persons accused of atheism and rebellion against the Empire, resulted in the execution of those who were convicted. Pagan and Christian Rome In modern Testamentary jurisprudence, as in the later Roman law, the object of first importance is the execution of the testator's intentions. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The Roman law was an embodiment of all the art of living and the mores of the Roman people. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals In Rome it is the subject of definite research that the "greater part of Roman law was founded on the mores majorum." Folklore as an Historical Science So, by the Roman law also, desertion in time of war was punished with death, but more mildly in time of tranquillity. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II The privileges which the Roman law allowed to sepulchres, even of criminals, made it possible for the Christians to keep these graves in good order, with impunity. Pagan and Christian Rome The differences between the Roman law at this epoch, when we obtain our last glimpse of the sacra, and the existing Hindoo system, are most instructive. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society In England the German mores accepted only a limited influence from the Roman law. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The father of a family had great powers conferred upon him by the Roman law, and was physician as well as judge over his family. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine Its sources lie far back in the Roman law, the canon law, and the Germanic law of the Middle Ages. The Governments of Europe By the Roman law a minor did not reach his majority until the end of his twenty-fourth year, and this rule has been adopted in France, Spain, Holland, and some parts of Germany. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) It was a positive rule of the oldest Roman law, a rule older than the Twelve Tables, that commodities which had been uninterruptedly possessed for a certain period became the property of the possessor. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society They broke down feudalism and helped to build the absolutist dynastic state, wherever the Roman law was in force, and wherever it had greatly influenced the legal system. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The Roman law rested on a totally different basis. German Culture Past and Present Martian said to him: "As you have the happiness to live under the Roman laws, you are bound to love and honor our princes, who are our protectors." The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The rule of the Roman law was different. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) In favour of this theory, it must at all events be admitted that the element of Roman law in the various bodies of barbarian custom has been very imperfectly examined. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Now hath Pilate sent one accused to this man, knowing that he hath no power of life and death under the Roman law in Jerusalem. The Coming of the King How easy it was for the civilian to effect the abolition of feudal institutions may be readily imagined by those cognizant of the principles of Roman law. German Culture Past and Present Roman imperial law seemed as superior to the barbarities of common law as classical was to medi�val Latin; and Roman law supplanted indigenous systems in France and in Germany, in Spain and in Scotland. Henry VIII. In the golden age of the Roman law, therefore, the payment of the profession became recognized as legitimate and the profession itself became a definite body with clearly understood functions. Ethics in Service The only form of dishonesty treated of in the most ancient Roman law is181 Theft. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Did she too speak of civilitas and the Page 189 necessity of obeying the Roman laws, and did she share the "glorious colloquies" which her husband held with the exuberant Cassiodorus? Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation The principles and practice of the Roman law were sedulously inculcated by the tribe of civilian lawyers who by the beginning of the sixteenth century infested every Court throughout Europe. German Culture Past and Present This abuse he resolved to reform, and took as the basis of a new system the principles of the ancient Roman law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" A rumour was then spread that two tables were wanting; on the addition of which a body, as it were, of the whole Roman law might be completed. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 The many peculiarities of the mature Roman law of Contract and Delict which are traceable to these two ideas, whether singly or in combination, are therefore among the exclusive products of one particular society. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Sulla's reform in the criminal law, the greatest and most enduring part of his legislation, belongs to a history of Roman law, and can not be given here. A Smaller History of Rome The whole theory seems to have sprung from the study of Roman law and the constitutions of Athens and Sparta. The Rise of the Democracy As the Roman law did not contemplate the possibility of parricide, that of Menu has no provision against the crime in the text. Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems It was based upon a curious fact in the evolution of Roman law, which must now be shortly described. Mediaeval Socialism The part of Roman law which has had most extensive influence on foreign subjects of inquiry has been the law of Obligation, or what comes nearly to the same thing, of Contract and Delict. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society It contains a clear account of the principles of the Roman law, and the Institutes of Justinian are little more than a transcript of those of Gaius. A Smaller History of Rome They bore most heavily in the central and northeastern parts of France, most lightly in the south, where Roman law had prevailed over feudal, and along most of the Atlantic coast line, as in Normandy. The French Revolution A Short History Gregory answered, that that liberty had indeed been formerly granted by the Roman law; but that experience had shown that no issue could ever come from such marriages; and he therefore prohibited them. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John That, my son, is a point upon which the Roman law telleth us nothing. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main On the other hand, Casuistry borrows little from Roman law, and the views of morality contended for have nothing whatever in common with the undertaking of Grotius. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The Twelve Tables were always regarded as the foundation of the Roman law, and long continued to be held in the highest estimation. A Smaller History of Rome The enemies of Jesus had to deal with their prisoner according to the formality of the Roman law. Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation As in Roman law, the property of an enemy is for a German res nullius—it has no owner. Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers All this may be a relic of Roman law. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View Some strange exemplifications of this peculiarity are supplied by the old Roman law of Theft. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The emperors persecuted the living, but the dead and their sepulchres were exempt from sacrilege by Roman law. A Text-Book of the History of Painting The study of Roman law, with its absolutist maxims, aided in the formation of royalist sentiment. The Age of the Reformation His famous chapter on the Roman law has been accepted by the most fastidious experts of an esoteric science as a masterpiece of knowledge, condensation, and lucidity. Gibbon This right was not recognized by the old Roman law in the case of advocates and physicians, nor by the common law of England until the passing of the Medical Act in 1858. Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence And another indispensable condition of success is an accurate knowledge of Roman law in all its principal stages. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society It developed Roman law and introduced modern science. A Text-Book of the History of Painting Again, although the peasants benefited by the growing stability of government, they felt as a grievance the introduction of the new Roman law with its emphasis upon the rights of property and of the state. The Age of the Reformation Roman law only to be administered between Romans, ix. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Heathenism was strong in its associations with Greek philosophy and culture, with Roman law and social life, but as a moral force among the common people, its weakness was contemptible. The Arian Controversy The remaining history of the Roman law is the history of the imperial constitutions, and, at the last, of attempts to codify what had now become the unwieldy body of Roman jurisprudence. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society It is significant of the strength of Roman law that these enactments held good for three and a half centuries, and were not changed until the reign of Antoninus Pius. The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome They found on the whole the rules rather less strict, more liberal, and less loaded with positive limitations, than in the Roman law. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) We find it in the Roman law, and we find it among the Northmen. The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga According to the word of Cicero, the Law of the Twelve Tables was "the source of all the Roman law." History Of Ancient Civilization The latest Roman law, so far as it is touched by the constitutions of the Christian Emperors, bears some marks of a reaction against the liberal doctrines of the great Antonine jurisconsults. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The third reference is in regard to a Roman law, and the use of the word 'Roman' does not at all show that Sextus was not then in Rome. Sextus Empiricus and Greek Scepticism Under Roman law, it was the rule in contracts for rent that a tenant was not bound to pay if any vis major prevented him from reaping. Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 When the state is represented by a single ruler, crime tends to become an offence against "the king's peace"—or, in the language of Roman law, against his "majesty." Anthropology These prætors, thanks to their absolute power, adjusted cases according to their sense of equity; the prætor of the aliens was bound by no law, for the Roman laws were made only for Roman citizens. History Of Ancient Civilization The shares of the children, as their amount shows, were determined by the authority of Roman law. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The Roman law was revived by the imperialist doctors of Bologna. History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 The Norman Conquest brought England into yet closer connection with the Continent; and Roman law and Roman arts still more deeply affected our native culture. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain I think it was by the Roman law that a father was denied sepulture, unless his son would pay his debts. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 For example, the Roman law ordained that only relatives on the male side should be heirs; the prætor summoned the relatives on the female side also to participate in the succession. History Of Ancient Civilization We are speaking of a family-connection still closer and more stringent than any with which we are made acquainted by Hindoo society or ancient Roman law. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Ihering, one of Germany's greatest theoretical jurists and a scholar in the matter of Roman law, declared, 'Right is the child of might.' The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe Citizenship brought a man under Roman law, freed him from taxation, and gave him many advantages and openings to a rise in life. Young Folks' History of Rome The Roman law did not apply to Jews. The Life of Jesus This law of the third century has little resemblance to the old Roman law, so severe on the weak. History Of Ancient Civilization It is only with respect to Roman law that Savigny makes this statement, and before it can fully be appreciated much labour must be expended in explaining and defining the expressions employed. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The word Dean belongs to the ancient Roman law, Decanus, lit. one who has authority over ten, as a centurion was one who had authority over a hundred. Old St. Paul's Cathedral If the Roman law still lived as tradition and custom in the hearts of men, the statues of the gods were but hiding for a little time in Latin earth. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition That this council consisted of one hundred persons has been proved by Savigny, in the first volume of his history of the Roman law. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 The Roman law permitted the accused to have an advocate speak in his place. History Of Ancient Civilization The mature Roman law, and modern jurisprudence follow154ing in its wake, look upon co-ownership as an exceptional and momentary condition of the rights of property. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The honorable gentleman must recollect the Roman law, that was clearly against the introduction of any foreign rites in matters of religion. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) Let dull Octavia Survive, to mourn him dead: My nobler fate Shall knit our spousals with a tie, too strong For Roman laws to break. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 Roman law had become the code of the world. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 "Written Reason."—It was especially under the emperors that the new Roman law took its form. History Of Ancient Civilization Familiar as is this classification to jurisprudence, it was very slowly developed by Roman law, from which we inherit it, and was only finally adopted by it in its latest stage. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Learning of their own upon the subject they had none; and they were obliged to resort to the only emporium where it was to be had, the Roman law. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) Both Lear and Cymbeline belong to this time, so difficult to our apprehension, when the Briton accepted both Roman laws and Roman gods. The Pleasures of England Lectures given in Oxford They who began the assault as barbarians entered upon the imperial heritage no longer aliens and foreigners, but impregnated already with the best of Roman ideas, converts to Roman law and to Christian faith. The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future The Roman law which has for a long time governed all Europe, and which today is preserved in part in the laws of several European states is not the law of the old Romans. History Of Ancient Civilization The Res Mancipi of old Roman law were land—in historical times, land on Italian soil,—slaves and beasts of burden, such as horses and oxen. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Thus the Roman law took possession of our courts,—I mean its doctrine, not its sanctions: the severity of capital punishment was omitted, all the rest remained. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) The Dutch colony was governed by the Dutch and Roman law. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Under the jurisdiction of the Consuls Roman law was everywhere substituted for Lombard statutes, and another strong blow was thus dealt against decaying feudalism. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots And Adams's heart was too full for attendance at a lecture on Roman law. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement Gaius himself observes upon the splitting of dominion into two parts as a singularity of Roman law, and expressly contrasts it with the entire or allodial ownership to which other nations were accustomed. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society If Cæsar had achieved the reformation of the Roman law, his creative genius, enlightened by reflection and study, would have given to the world a pure and original system of jurisprudence. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 But Athenian law is not in this sense the law of Athens, nor, to begin with, is Roman law the law of Rome. The Unity of Civilization Codicils, in the modern sense of the word, implying a supplement to a will, were unknown to the intent Roman law. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements With slight modifications it would describe also the revival of interest in Roman law in Italy, especially at Bologna. Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities If we can once persuade ourselves that a considerable element of debased Roman law already existed in the barbarian systems, we shall have done something to remove a grave difficulty. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The edition of this great work was delayed a month after that of the Institutes, and it seemed reasonable that the elements should precede the digest of the Roman law. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 The Roman law, the law of citizens, had been codified two centuries earlier, and its outline had been hardened by the practice of two centuries. The Unity of Civilization It is well to remember that a "publican" was a tax-gatherer, and that Roman publicans were far more hated than Roman Judges or Roman law. England's Case Against Home Rule This privilege is directly traceable to those of the mediaeval universities, and possibly through them to Roman laws on the subject. Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities The history of this course of change in Roman law is exceedingly instructive. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Among the various institutes of the Roman law those of Caius were the most popular in the East and West; and their use may be considered as an evidence of their merit. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 The 'civil law', as the Roman law in its final form has been called down to the present day, consists of elements of the narrowly Roman and the more universal law inextricably interlaced. The Unity of Civilization Tertullian, who joins on with Clement, beside adopting most of the names and epithets above noticed, calls the Gospels "our Digesta," in allusion, as it should seem, to some collection of Roman laws then extant. Evidence of Christianity But Grecian influence had already acted on the formation of Roman law, and probably much of the Athenian code was embodied therein. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 It may here be observed that we know enough of ancient Roman law to give some idea of the mode of transformation followed by legal conceptions and by legal phraseology in the infancy of Jurisprudence. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society But whether for better or for worse we live to-day by Roman law. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 To this ideal conception the Roman law of the men of all nations gave a body and a reality. The Unity of Civilization It reproduced the organic character of the Roman state in the Western Latin Church, and it reproduced the soul of Roman law in the Western Latin theology. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The origin of Roman law is involved in the same obscurity as the origin of the Brehon code. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 But, when Roman law has advanced a little, both the name and the idea have become specialised. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society This also was the Roman law, but the Halakah interprets more artificially: "If it were as clear as sunlight that the thief would not have killed the owner, then the owner may not kill him." Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Among these the old civilization lingered on in a degenerate form, and with it the Roman law. The Unity of Civilization But Roman law from the beginning was sanctified by the conviction that it was founded on justice, and not merely on expediency or prudence. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Where would England be without Greek philosophy, Roman law, and Christianity? The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People But it is only up to a certain point that the progress of Roman law can be taken to represent the progress of other systems of jurisprudence. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society If the grantee be a corporation, in order to protect the outstanding right of the owner an artificial limit is imposed upon the tenure—e.g. in Roman law 100 years, by the French Code 30 years. Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) It is one of the inheritances of the Roman law tradition. The Unity of Civilization But the spirit of Roman law acted on Christianity in a more subtle manner. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The Emperor said, "Thou hast reasonably answered, but the Roman law is, that he who nonpluses his ruler and puts him to silence shall be cast to the lions." Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala I know nothing more wonderful than the variety of sciences to which Roman law, Roman Contract-law more particularly, has contributed modes of thought, courses of reasoning, and a technical language. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Civilisation, or the art of living together in society, is practically the result of Roman law, and this sense all roads in history lead to Rome. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known Roman law comes to be the law which is to be applied in the absence of positive enactment or justifiable custom. The Unity of Civilization It does not, as in the old Roman law, concede to the parent the power over the life of the child. The Christian Home The spirit of the Roman law partook of the same care and caution in the condemnation of those charged with crime. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) So long, however, as ethical science had to do with the practical regimen of conduct, it was more or less saturated with Roman law. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The law of Mahometan jurists is for India pretty much what the Roman law is for Scotland and the Continental nations of Europe. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 The strength of our own law, and the successful resistance of our public institutions to monarchical power saved us alone from a 'reception', in the continental sense, of Roman law. The Unity of Civilization He belonged to the Bolognese school of jurisprudence which had inherited the sane traditions of Roman law. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society It prevailed in the ancient Roman law, and, which is more remarkable, it prevails in the modern Roman law. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) The effect was vastly to increase the influence of Roman law on ethical inquiry. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The Greek edicts and novels of Justinian's successors are mainly Roman law. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 It died out gradually in the theological atmosphere of Alexandria, and on the purely human side ended in Stoicism with an amalgam of universal philosophy and Roman law. The Unity of Civilization There has been a widespread legal tendency, especially where the traditions of Roman law have retained any influence, to regard the cohabitation of marriage as the essential fact of the relationship. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society But indirectly Roman law did exert a by no means insignificant influence through the medium of the Church, which, for all its insular character, was still permeated with Roman ideas and forms of culture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 It is necessary to call attention to this difference, because it involves the question of the influence of Roman law on that department of thought with which both systems are concerned. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society While the taking of interest was thus approved or tolerated by Greek and Roman law, it was at the same time reprobated by the philosophers of both countries. An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching Roman law contained doctrines eminently pleasing to an absolute ruler, e.g. 'the decision of the monarch has the force of law'. The Unity of Civilization Roman law had no power of intervening in the formation of marriages and there were no legal forms of marriage. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society It was a horrible crime of which his client was accused, and the punishment the most awful known to the Roman law. Roman life in the days of Cicero I have already said that, with the exception of the physical sciences, there is no walk of knowledge which has been so slightly affected by Roman law as Metaphysics. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Roman law, from which our civil law is derived, has its foundation evidently in patriarchal tradition. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Even in Scotland texts of the Roman law may be quoted as authorities. The Unity of Civilization If we should ask ourselves how it came about, we should probably think of the world-wide supremacy of Latin as a natural result of the world-wide supremacy of the Roman legions or of Roman law. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature But the Roman law strictly forbade an advocate to receive any payment from his clients. Roman life in the days of Cicero Over such a process the terminology of Roman law can have exercised little influence; at most, a few Latin law terms in a transmuted shape have made their way into metaphysical language. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The state of tutelage, implied in such a marriage, is merely what is left of the old theory of the "Perpetual Tutelage of Women," under the Roman law. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Men trained in the Roman law rise to high positions in the public service. The Unity of Civilization Indeed, even the most widely distributed of these—say from Roman law to modern antiseptic surgery—arose as local schools before they became general ones. Civics: as Applied Sociology "Thou shalt not bury or burn a man within the city" was one of the oldest of Roman laws. Roman life in the days of Cicero Feudalism, I have repeatedly asserted, was a compound of archaic barbarian usage with Roman law; no other explanation of it is tenable, or even intelligible. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society The Saviour of the world suffered by the Roman laws—by the same laws His Apostles were put to the torture, and deprived of their lives in His cause. Speeches from the Dock, Part I It was formed largely on the model of the Roman law, and it largely borrowed from it, though it is full of non-Roman elements. The Unity of Civilization Any such citizen was secured in person and property by the Roman laws. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul It opens with the effort by which Leo and the people of the empire saved the Roman law and the Christian religion from the conquering Saracen. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History The deeds done there were such as were designated by the Roman law as committed vi, clam, et precario—by force, in secret, and for a short time. The Man Who Laughs Justinian Pandects, a code of Roman laws compiled under the direction of the Emperor Justinian, with a digest of the commentaries of the jurists thereupon. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge |
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