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Roman Legal History
- Key periods of Roman legal history are marked by key years:
- 753 BC: Founding of Rome (Ab urbe condita 1)
- 509 BC: Overthrow of Etruscan kings, beginning of the Republic
- 27 BC: Beginning of the Principate
- 284 AD: Diocletian becomes "dominus"
- 565 AD: Death of Emperor Justinian I
- 476 AD: Fall of Western Roman Empire
- 1453 AD: Fall of Eastern Roman Empire
Regal Period
- 21 April 753 BC: Founding of Rome's organized city, a military-agrarian democracy (Roma)
- Population divided into three tribes, each divided into curiae (groups of men) and families
Republican Period
- c. 700 BC: Emergence of Classic Roman Law
- c. 1037 AD: Emergence of Post-Classic Roman Law
- 484 BC: Plebeian secession, leading to concessions like debt relief and representation
- 450 BC: Law of the Twelve Tables
- 445 BC: Camuleia law removes restrictions on marriage between patricians and plebeians
- 287 BC: Lex Hortensia, giving plebiscites (votes by the plebeians) the force of law
Imperial Period
- 445 BC: Law of Camuleia abolishes restrictions on marriage between patricians and plebeians
- 395 AD: The Roman Empire divided into two halves, the Eastern (Byzantine) and Western Empires
Roman Law Sources
- Custom (Consuetudo): Laws developed through common practice and confirmed by the people
- Laws (Leges): Laws passed by assemblies or magistrates
- Edicts (Edicta): Declarations by presiding magistrates (like the pretors) which contained pronouncements or interpretations of the law
- Jurisprudence (Iurisprudentia): Interpretations of the law provided by jurists and legal scholars
- Imperial Constitutions (Constitutiones Imperiales): Laws enacted by emperors
Roman Law Persons
- Three types of legal statuses (status libertatis):
- Free (Liberi)
- Restricted/Semifree (Semi-liberi): Groups including clients, foreigners, and various categories of free dependents
- Enslaved (Servi/sclaves)
- Family groupings (status familiae): Defined by relationships and roles within the household
- Citizenship (status civitatis): Distinct legal rights applicable only to citizens
Roman Law Things (Property)
- Moveable property (res mobiles) vs. Immovable Property (res immobiles)
- Mancipi vs. Nec Mancipi: Classes of property defining transfer methods and legal implications
- Ownership (Dominium): Types of ownership and the acquisition and protection of property rights. Methods of acquiring ownership were codified over time (usucapio, occupatio, accesio, traditio, mancipatio)
- Possessions (Possessio)
- Servitudes (Servitutes): Limited rights over another's property (e.g., right of way)
- Other property concepts
Roman Law Obligations
- Contracts (contracta): Types of agreements, including real, consensual, and informal agreements
- Issues with legal interpretation (viciosity of consent issues like error, dolus, metus)
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