Litigation in Roman Law

Ernest Metzger (Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Aberdeen)

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English

Oxford University Press
01 June 2005

European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Roman law; Legal history

Modern accounts of how the classical Romans sued each other tend to show the opponents willingly working together under the guidance of a magistrate, until their case was ready for trial. The parties found a convenient time to make their first appearance, at which time they decided on the details of their case, selected a judge, and received permission to go to trial.

If any delay were necessary, the magistrate helped the parties in their arrangements to return.

This picture is unrealistic: it presumes a high degree of cooperation between the parties, the personal stewardship of a magistrate, and the ready availability of a judge. This accepted picture emerged over time from a tiny amount of evidence. Justinian had no interest in preserving evidence on classical procedure, and subsequent generations of jurists often did not regard rules of procedure as worthy of interest.

Recent years, however, have brought a flood of new evidence on classical Roman legal procedure. Metzger examines this evidence, painting a picture of litigation that is far less polite and far less orderly.

He examines how

the rules of procedure coped with the typical pretrial delays that the Roman system, and indeed any legal system, faces.

By: Ernest Metzger (Senior Lecturer in Law University of Aberdeen)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 487g
ISBN: 9780198298557
ISBN 10: 0198298552
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 01 June 2005
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ernest Metzger is a frequent writer on Roman law and legal history. He has taught at University College London and University of Aberdeen, where he is presently Senior Lecturer in Law. He was formerly a judicial clerk to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. He is editor of IusCivile.com.

Reviews for Litigation in Roman Law

...the book's conclusions are important for historians of dispute-settlement and Roman legal culture Jill Harris, Journal of Roman Studies It is undoubtedly rewarding to follow Metzger's account through all its stages The Cambridge Law Journal Metzger's book is an example of a meticulous and challenging reading of ancient sources integrated with modern research tradition, and it should be of great interest to both specialists and students of Roman legal procedure. Arctos 41