Cambridge Law Tripos · Part IA
Cambridge Civil Law I (Roman Law)
Civil Law I (Roman Law) is a Part IA module on the University of Cambridge Law Tripos. The law of ancient Rome as the foundation of the civil-law tradition and a model for thinking rigorously about private-law concepts.
What Civil Law I (Roman Law) covers
- Sources of Roman law
- Persons and status
- Property and possession
- Obligations — contract and delict
- The system of actions
- Influence on the modern civil law
How to revise Civil Law I (Roman Law) at Cambridge
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