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DH van Zyl MA LLB(Pret) LLD(Leiden) Judge of the High Court
This book is a translation of Van Zyl's Geskiedenis en Beginsels van die Romeinse Privaatreg which is prescribed at a number of South African universities.
Key benefits
• Work deals with the fundamental principles of Roman private law and Roman legal history in a simple and systematic fashion
• Reference in the work is only to the most important sources and authorities of Roman law
• Indispensable study aid for students of Roman law
Who should purchase?
• Academics
• Students
• Legal practitioners
Topics covered
Part 1: History and sources of law
• Historical and constitutional background
• Sources of law
• The legislation of Justinian
Part 2: The law of persons
• Introduction
• Status and capacity of a person
• Marriage
• Guardianship and curatorship
Part 3: The law of property
• Introduction
• Ownership
• Possession
• Servitudes
• Emphyteusis and superficies
• Real security
Part 4: The law of succession
• Introduction
• Intestate succession
• Testate succession
• Acquisition of the inheritance
• The legacy (legatum)
• Fideicommissum
• Donatio mortis causa
Part 5: The law of obligations
• Introduction
• Contracts: General principles
• Specific contracts: contractus re, verbis and litteris
• Specific contracts: Contractus consensu
• Quasi-contracts
• Other contractual institutions
• Delicts: Nature and characteristics
• Specific delicts
• Quasi-delicts
• Other delictual institutions
• Discharge of obligations
Part 6: Survey of the law of civil procedure
• Introduction
• The legis actio procedure
• Formula procedure
• Cognitio procedure
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Translation of Latin passages appearing in footnotes
Index
Practical features
• Work is written in a clear and consistent style
• Work contains a bibliography to assist in further research
• Translation of Latin phrases and passages included
• Comprehensive index
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