Preface ·······················································································································1
Chapter 1 Nationalism in Roman Law ·········································································2
Chapter 2 Civil Rights in Roman Law ········································································· 7
Chapter 3 Livelihood Principle in Roman Law ···························································· 10
Chapter 4 Roman Law was Prescient·········································································13
Chapter 5 Germany, France, and England were the Successors of Roman Law ··················· 15
Chapter 6 The Four Stages of Roman Law ··································································18
Chapter 7 Five Major Schools of Thought that Studied Roman Law after the Middle Ages···· 22
Chapter 8 To Study Roman Law, One must Understand Its Religion, History, Politics, and the
Failures of Its Imperialism ······················································································ 27
Chapter 9 Roman Law and Its Interpretation And the Significance of Legal Studies·············45
Chapter 10 Classification of Roman Law ····································································49
Part 1 Personal Law ···································································································· 59
Chapter 1 Natural Persons······················································································60
Chapter 2 Juristic or Juridical Persons······································································ 76
Chapter 3 Slavery ································································································· 88
Chapter 4 Serfdom ································································································91
Chapter 5 Pater Familias and Filiusfamilias································································93
Chapter 6 Marriage (Nuptiae/Matrimonium) ······························································ 96
Chapter 7 Matrimonial Property Relations································································100
Chapter 8 Dissolution of Marriage ·········································································· 102
Chapter 9 Kinship ······························································································· 110
Chapter 10 Guardianship ······················································································ 112
Part 2 Property Law ···································································································117
Section 1 Property Rights······················································································ 118
Chapter 1 Objects························································································· 118
Chapter 2 Jus in Re Propria (Ownership Rights) ·················································· 124
Chapter 3 Jus in Re Aliena (Rights over Another’s Property)···································130
Chapter 4 Possession (Possessio) ······································································· 142
Section 2 Inheritance Law ····················································································· 151
Chapter 1 General Principles of Succession ························································· 151
Chapter 2 Types of Heirs·················································································156
Chapter 3 Legal Inheritance ············································································ 158
Chapter 4 Testamentary Succession ··································································· 162
Chapter 5 Legacy ·························································································· 175
Chapter 6 Trusts··························································································· 179
Chapter 7 Gifts in Contemplation of Death ··························································183
Section 3 Law of Obligations··················································································184
Chapter 1 Juridical Acts················································································· 184
Chapter 2 Obligation ····················································································· 199
Chapter 3 Contract························································································202
Chapter 4 Quasi-contract················································································228
Chapter 5 Obligatio Ex Maleficio ······································································232
Chapter 6 Obligationes Quasi Ex Maleficio ························································· 236
Chapter 7 Culpa ··························································································· 237
Chapter 8 Joint and Several Obligations and Full Obligation ···································240
Chapter 9 Guarantee ····················································································· 243
Chapter 10 Delay ·························································································· 248
Chapter 11 Transfer of Debt Rights··································································· 251
Chapter 12 Actio Pauliana ···············································································255
Chapter 13 Extinction of Debt Rights·································································258
Part 3 Litigation ········································································································270
Chapter 1 Summary of Civil Litigation ·····································································271
Chapter 2 Summary of Criminal Procedure ······························································ 277
Chapter 1 Nationalism in Roman Law ·········································································2
Chapter 2 Civil Rights in Roman Law ········································································· 7
Chapter 3 Livelihood Principle in Roman Law ···························································· 10
Chapter 4 Roman Law was Prescient·········································································13
Chapter 5 Germany, France, and England were the Successors of Roman Law ··················· 15
Chapter 6 The Four Stages of Roman Law ··································································18
Chapter 7 Five Major Schools of Thought that Studied Roman Law after the Middle Ages···· 22
Chapter 8 To Study Roman Law, One must Understand Its Religion, History, Politics, and the
Failures of Its Imperialism ······················································································ 27
Chapter 9 Roman Law and Its Interpretation And the Significance of Legal Studies·············45
Chapter 10 Classification of Roman Law ····································································49
Part 1 Personal Law ···································································································· 59
Chapter 1 Natural Persons······················································································60
Chapter 2 Juristic or Juridical Persons······································································ 76
Chapter 3 Slavery ································································································· 88
Chapter 4 Serfdom ································································································91
Chapter 5 Pater Familias and Filiusfamilias································································93
Chapter 6 Marriage (Nuptiae/Matrimonium) ······························································ 96
Chapter 7 Matrimonial Property Relations································································100
Chapter 8 Dissolution of Marriage ·········································································· 102
Chapter 9 Kinship ······························································································· 110
Chapter 10 Guardianship ······················································································ 112
Part 2 Property Law ···································································································117
Section 1 Property Rights······················································································ 118
Chapter 1 Objects························································································· 118
Chapter 2 Jus in Re Propria (Ownership Rights) ·················································· 124
Chapter 3 Jus in Re Aliena (Rights over Another’s Property)···································130
Chapter 4 Possession (Possessio) ······································································· 142
Section 2 Inheritance Law ····················································································· 151
Chapter 1 General Principles of Succession ························································· 151
Chapter 2 Types of Heirs·················································································156
Chapter 3 Legal Inheritance ············································································ 158
Chapter 4 Testamentary Succession ··································································· 162
Chapter 5 Legacy ·························································································· 175
Chapter 6 Trusts··························································································· 179
Chapter 7 Gifts in Contemplation of Death ··························································183
Section 3 Law of Obligations··················································································184
Chapter 1 Juridical Acts················································································· 184
Chapter 2 Obligation ····················································································· 199
Chapter 3 Contract························································································202
Chapter 4 Quasi-contract················································································228
Chapter 5 Obligatio Ex Maleficio ······································································232
Chapter 6 Obligationes Quasi Ex Maleficio ························································· 236
Chapter 7 Culpa ··························································································· 237
Chapter 8 Joint and Several Obligations and Full Obligation ···································240
Chapter 9 Guarantee ····················································································· 243
Chapter 10 Delay ·························································································· 248
Chapter 11 Transfer of Debt Rights··································································· 251
Chapter 12 Actio Pauliana ···············································································255
Chapter 13 Extinction of Debt Rights·································································258
Part 3 Litigation ········································································································270
Chapter 1 Summary of Civil Litigation ·····································································271
Chapter 2 Summary of Criminal Procedure ······························································ 277