Security and credit in Roman law : the historical evolution of pignus and hypotheca /

The author outlines the legal history of the concepts of pignus and hypotheca in terms of an iterative relationship between transactional lawyers and Roman jurisprudence. The evolution of the Roman law of real security is reconstructed, with reference to actual banking practices documented from sour...

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Main Author: Verhagen, H. L. E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford studies in Roman society and law.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The author outlines the legal history of the concepts of pignus and hypotheca in terms of an iterative relationship between transactional lawyers and Roman jurisprudence. The evolution of the Roman law of real security is reconstructed, with reference to actual banking practices documented from sources such as the archive of the Sulpicii.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 434 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780191841811
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