Illogicality and Roman Law

Roman-Dutch law in modern South African succession law

Ovid, the law and Roman society on abortion.

"She who first taught abortion techniques deserved to die by this assault of her own devising." Such is the apparently savage attack made by Ovid, of all writers, in, of all places, one of the Amores. 1 In view of the intense controversy now going on, it may be intriguing if not helpful to consider the Roman view or views on abortion and the legal and social background to Ovid's two poems touch...

novation in iranian law a comparative study of roman and french law

novation is originally a roman law institution which has influenced the legal system of western countries. in roman law the obligation was a legal personal relationship that changing one of its element resulted in dissolution of obligation and consequently, the transmission of obligation became impossible; therefore, the novation, seeking to achieve the transmission of debt and credit, was esta...

the criterion of apportionment the loss between the tortfeasors: a comparative study in common law and roman-germanic law

when the victim contributes to the damage, the apportionment of liability is necessary, and the amount of compensation awarded to the victim should be reduced. also, when more than one person injures someone, the liability must be divided between them. but the problem is that how to apportion liability? should the liability be apportioned equally or different? and if the latter is true, how the...

The new reproductive technologies and the law: a Roman Catholic perspective.