Beyond Dogmatics

John W. Cairns is a legal historian and graduate of the University of Edinburgh (LLB PhD). His research interests cluster around law and the Enlightenment, the history of Scots law, codification in Louisiana, and law and slavery. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) and Professor of Legal History in the University of Edinburgh. Paul J du Plessis is a legal historian who holds a PhD (Law) from the Erasmus University, Rotterdam. His research interests include Roman law, medieval interpretations of Roman law, the historical development of the civilian tradition in mixed jurisdictions, the relationship between law and history as well as between law and society in a historical context. Secondary research interests include the development of European Private Law, Comparative Law and International Private Law..

CONTENTS; Preface; List of Contributors; List of Abbreviations; DEBATES AND CONTEXTS; Introduction: Themes and Literature; J . Cairns and P J du Plessis; 1 Law and Society; A Watson; LAW AND EMPIRE; 2 Legal Pluralism and the Roman Empires; K Tuori; 3 Diplomatics, Law and Romanization in the Documents from the Judaean Desert; E A Meyer; LAW CODES AND CODIFICATION; 4 Roman Law Codes and the Roman Legal Tradition; J Harries; 5 Diocletian and the Efficacy of Public Law; R Rees; DEATH, ECONOMICS AND SUCCESSION; 6 The Dutiful Legatee: Pliny, Letters V.1; A D E Lewis; 7 The Hereditability of Locatio Conductio; P J du Plessis; COMMERCE AND LAW; 8 Dealing with the Abyss: the Nature and Purpose of the Rhodian Sea-Law on Jettison (Lex Rhodia de Iactu, D 14.2) and the Making of Justinian's Digest; J-J Aubert; 9 Suing the Paterfamilias: Theory and Practice; D Johnston; PROCEDURE;; 10 Lawsuits in Context; E Metzger; 11 The Role of Delators; O F Robinson; Index.