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A manual of civil law : containing a translation of a commentary on the fragments of the XII tables and the institutes of Justinian ; the text of the institutes of Gaius ad Justinian arranged in parallel columns ; and the text of the fragments of Ulpian and of selection from Paul's receptae sententlae / by Patrick Cumin, M.A.
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Publication details:
London : Stevens and Sons, 1865
Edition:
2nd edition enlarged
Record id:
7800
Subject:
Civil law.
Roman law.
Civil procedure (Roman law)
Contents:
Duodecim tabularum fragmenta
I. Proceedings preliminary to trial
II. Trial
III. Execution
IV. Patria Potestas
V. Succession and Guardianship
VI. Acquisition and Possession
VII. Rights relating to land
VIII. Delicta
IX. Jus Publicum
X. Jus Sacrum
XI. Supplementary
XII. Supplementary
The institutes of Justinian
Book I.
I. Of Justice and Law
II. Of the Law of Nature, the Law of Nations, and Civil Law
III. Of Persons
IV. Of Ingenui or freeborn persons
V. Of Freedmen
VI. Of those who could not enfranchise on the ground of disability
VII. Of the abolition of the Lex Fusia Caninia
VIII. Of persons independent (sui juris) and dependent (alieni juris)
IX. Of the Patria Polestas
X. Of Marriage
XI. Of Adoption
XII. How the Patria Polestas is dissolved
XIII. Of Guardianship (Tulela)
XIV. Of those who might be nominated tutors by testament
XV. Of the legal Guardianship or Tutela of the Agnati
XVI. Of Diminutio Capitis
XVII. Of the legal Guardianship of Patrons
XVIII. Of the legal Guardianship of Ancestors
XIX. Of Tutela Fiduciaria
IX. Of tutors by the Atilian, Julian, and Titian laws
XXI. Of the auctoritas of Tutors
XXII. How Guardianship was ended
XXIII. Of Curatorship (Curatela)
XXIV. Of the security (cautio) to be given by Tutors and Curators
XXV. Of the excuses whereof Tutors and Curators might avail themselves
XXVI. Of Tutors and Curators suspecti
Book II.
I. Of the Division of Things (Res) and of the Acquisition of Property
II. Of Things corporeal and incorporeal
III. Of Servitudes in rural and urban lands (pradia)
IV. Of the Ususfructus
V. Of the Use (usus) and Habitatio
VI. Of Usucapio and Possessiones longi temporis
VII. Of Gifts
VIII. Of those who can, and of those who cannot alienate
IX. 'Through whom Acquisitions are made
X. Of the form of Testaments
XI. Of the Testaments of soldiers
XII. Of Persons not having the power to make a Testament .
XIII. Of the Exhæredatio of children
XIV. Of the Appointment (Institutio) of Hæredes
XV. Of Substitutio Vulgaris
XVI. Of the Substitutio Pupillaris
XVII. How Testaments are avoided
XVIII. Of an inofficious Testament
XIX. Of the kinds of Haeredes or Successors and the difference between them
XX. Of Legacies
XXI. Of the Revocation (ademplione) and the Transfer of Legacies
XXII. Of the Lex Falcidia
XXIII. Of Fideicommissary Hareditates and the Senatus-consultum Trebellianum
XXIV. Of Specific Things left by way of Trust
XXV. Of Codicils
Book III.
I. Of Hæreditates or Successions which pass ab intestato
II. Of the Legal Succession of Agnati
III. Of the Senatus-consultum Tertullianum
IV. Of the Senatus-consultum Orphitianum
V. Of the Succession of Cognati
VI. Of the Degtees of Relationship
VII. Of the Successors of Freedmen
VIII. Of the Adsignatio of Freedmen
IX. Of the Possession of Goods; Of Succession (ab intestato) according to Novellæ 118 and 127 (A.D. 543,547)
X. Of the Acquisition of Property by Adrogatio
XI. Of him to whom goods are adjudged in order to make Enfranchisements effectual
XII. Of Successions Sublate which took place by sale of goods, and of the Senatus-consultum Claudianum
XIII. Of Obligations
XIV. How Obligations are contracted Re
XV. Of Obligations created by word of mouth
XVI. Of Co-stipulators (joint promissees) and joint promissors
XVII. Of the Stipulation of Slaves
XVIII. Of the various kinds of Stipulations
XIX. Of void Stipulations
XX. Of Fidejussores (Sureties)
XXI. Of Obligations made Literis
XXII. Of Obligations by Consent (consensu)
XXIII. Of Emptio-venditio (Sale)
XXIV. Of Locatio-conductio (Letting and Hiring)
XXV. Of Societas (Partnership)
XXVI. Of Mandatum (Commission)
XXVII. Of Obligations arising as if there had been a contract (quasi er contractu)
XXVIII. Through whom Obligations are acquired
XXIX. Of the Extinction or Dissolution of Obligations
Book IV.
I. Of Obligations raised by a wrong (delictum)
II. Of goods taken by violence (Rapina)
III. Of the Aquilian Law
IV. Of Injurie
V. Of Obligations arising quasi ex delicto
VI. Of Actions
VII. Of Actions granted in respect of transactions with a person alieni juris
VIII. Of Actiones Norales
IX. Of the Action arising from damage occasioned by a quadruped
X. Of those by whom a man may sue
XI. Of Cautiones (Securities)
XII. Of Actions perpetual or temporary, and of those which may be brought by Hæredes, and which may be enforced against Hæredes
XIII. Of Exceptions
XIV. Of Replications
XV. Of Interdicts
XVI. Of the Penalty imposed on rash Suitors
XVII. Of the duty of the Judex
XVIII. Of Judicia Publica
Latin text.
Note:
Includes index.
Phys. description:
xii, 788 pages ; 24 cm