HISTORY OF ROMAN LAW
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It is demanded the elementary acquaintance of the political-social history of Rome
The examination in the end-of-course appeals is a mandatory oral exam, with open questions.
The students could participate to an optional written exam. The students that will pass the optional examination, in the end-of-course appeals will be study the remaining part of the program.
Course objectives and learning outcomes
The course aims at the institutional knowledge of public Roman law.
More in detail, the following objectives are pursued:
- knowledge of the constitutional arrangements of Roman world;
- knowledge of the historical events that have affected the Roman world;
- awareness of the historicity of the law, such as intellectual and social phenomenon;
- acquisition and mastery of the vocabulary of institutions on the basis of Roman public law;
- ability to exhibit with technical language and logical and systematic discipline of legal institutions of the Roman public law
The course program will focus on the following subjects:
A. the origins of Rome – the monarchic age; B. the republican constitution; C. the Principate; D. the Later Empire; E. Justinian and the Corpus Iuris Civilis.
The suggested textbooks are:
G. Grosso, Lezioni di storia del diritto romano, Torino, Giappichelli, ultima edizione
and
G. Poma (a cura di), Le fonti per la storia antica, Bologna, 2^ edizione, Bologna, Il Mulino 2016.
The course is carried out in the second semester, with an oral conclusive examination and an intermediate test written.
The didactic activity will be carried out through the development of frontal lessons (for a total number of 55 hours).
Office hours
Prof. Paolo Lepore will meet students on the basis of weekly calendar. Changes in office hours will be shown in the teacher's homepage.
Contact hours
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Exam sessions
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