History of Roman Law (edX)

So don’t dismiss Roman law as an unimportant module..: the knowledge it offers can be valuable to your future studies and career ”. So speaks a Law Student at the University of Cambridge on The Guardian (“Studying Roman law: Juno it’s more useful than you’d think”, 11.4.2016): I often use his words to show my students that there are several ways to appreciate Roman Law, and sometimes they can be unexpected. Come and see what they are!

What you'll learn

• the main phases of the evolution of the great Roman juridical Science
• the changing role of principal actors within its various transformations
• a deep analysis of Roman Codes and how to interpret their importance in current frameworks and solid grounding in the fundamental principles of Roman Law, valuable for an enriched juridical Culture.

Syllabus

The course will be scheduled as follows:
The History of Roman Law, from Monarchy to Justinian, with particular regard to:

• the Institutions of the Republic and the Empire of Rome ( lessons 1-4 );
• the Foundation and Evolution of Juridical Science ( lessons 5-8 );
• the Age of Codes ( lessons 9-12 ).