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Roman Law (Delicts)

Roman law of delicts — furtum, iniuria, damnum, and the lex Aquilia. Sources: the Institutes and Digest.

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Introduction to Roman private law and the delicts

The architecture of Roman private law and the four principal delicts of classical jurisprudence.

Furtum — the Roman law of theft

Week 2: Roman law of theft — definition, elements, scope and remedies

Iniuria — insult and personal dignity

The delict of insult, affront to dignitas, and the praetorian actio iniuriarum aestimatoria

Lex Aquilia — chapter 1 (killing of slaves and beasts)

Chapter one of the lex Aquilia: wrongful killing of slaves and four-footed herd animals.

Lex Aquilia — chapter 3 (damage to property)

Chapter 3 of the lex Aquilia extended delictual liability to damage short of total destruction.

Causation and fault in the lex Aquilia

Causation and fault in the lex Aquilia: corpore suo, damnum dare, and the emergence of culpa as negligence

Roman delicts and modern tort — comparative reflections

Comparative reflections on Roman delicts and modern tort law

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