The Roman Law of Obligations (Collected Papers of Peter Birks)

Synopsis

This Volume Contains Birks' Notes On A Series Of Lectures On The Roman Law Of Obligations Delivered In 1982. They Give A Comprehensive Insight Into His Views On The Topic, Which Are Relevant In Both A Roman Context And Also From A Modern English Perspective. The Book Examines, In Turn, The Law Of Contracts With Its General Principles And Rule Applications To The Transactions Mentioned In The Institutes; The Law Of Delicts; And Finally The Miscellany Of Residual Obligations From Which The Later Categories Of Quasi-contracts And Quasi-delicts, But Also The Modern Law Of Unjust Enrichment, Emerged.