Mousourakis George. The Historical and Institutional Context of Roman Law. Routledge,2003. — 480 p.. 2003

The law of ancient Rome, as transmitted through the sixth century codification of Emperor Justinian, has been one of the strongest formative forces in the development of what we now think of as the Western legal tradition. It furnished the basis of the Civil law family of legal systems - one of the major groups of legal systems in the world today - and supplied an almost inexhaustible reservoir of legal concepts, doctrines and principles the influence of which can be traced in any body of law, both national and international, and in any system of courts and procedures. The history of ancient Roman law spans a period of more than twelve centuries. Initially the law of a small rural community, then that of a powerful city­state, Roman law became in the course of time the law of a supranational empire which embraced a large part of the civilised world of its time. During its long history Roman law went through a remarkable process of evolution. It passed through different stages of development and underwent important transformations, both in substance and in scope, keeping up with changes in society, especially with those changes brought about by Rome's expansion in the ancient world. During this long process the interaction between custom, enacted law and case law led to the formation of a highly sophisticated system, gradually built up from layers of different elements. But the great bulk of Roman law, especially Roman private law, was not a result of legislation but of jurisprudence. This unenacted law was not a confused mass of shifting customs, but a steady tradition developed and handed down by specialists, at first members of the Roman priestly class and later by the jurists. In the closing stages of this process, as law-making became more and more centralised, this law, together with statutory law, was compiled and then 'codified'. The codification of the law both completed the development of Roman law and became the means by which Roman law was subsequently transmitted to the modem world.

Books and textbooks on the discipline Roman law:

1. Beggiato Martina et alii (eds.). Iulius Paulus: Ad edictum libri IV-XVI. Roma – Bristol: L'Erma di Bretschneider,2022. — 380 p. - 2022 ãîä
2. Verhagen Hendrik L.. Security and Credit in Roman Law: The Historical Evolution of Pignus and Hypotheca. Oxford University Press,2022. — 448 p. - 2022 ãîä
3. Du Plessis Paul J. Borkowski's. Textbook on Roman Law. Oxford University Press,2020. — 440 p. - 2020 ãîä
4. Beggio T.. Paul Koschaker (1879-1951): Rediscovering the Roman Foundations of European Legal Tradition. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter,2018. — 334 p. - 2018 ãîä
5. Domingo Rafael. Roman Law: An Introduction. Routledge,2018. — 252 p. - 2018 ãîä
6. Mousourakis G.. Roman Law and the Origins of the Civil Law Tradition. Springer,2015. — 339 p. - 2015 ãîä
7. Birks Peter. Roman Law of Obligations. Oxford University Press,2014. — 303 p. - 2014 ãîä
8. Plessis P.J. du. (ed.). New Frontiers: Law and Society in the Roman World. Edinburgh University Press,2013. — 256 p. - 2013 ãîä
9. Du Plessis P.. Studying Roman Law. Bristol Classical Press,2012. — 150 p. - 2012 ãîä
10. Mousourakis G.. Fundamentals of Roman Private Law. Springer, 2012.— 366 p. - 2012 ãîä
11. Bablitz L.. Actors and audience in the Roman courtroom. Routledge,2007. — 290 p. - 2007 ãîä
12. Cairns J.W., Plessis P.J. du. (eds.). Beyond Dogmatics: Law and Society in the Roman World. Edinburgh University Press,2007. - 236 p. - 2007 ãîä
13. Oudshoorn Jacobine G.. The Relationship between Roman and Local Law in the Babatha and Salome Komaise Archives. IDC Publishers,2007. — 456 p. - 2007 ãîä
14. Williamson C.. The laws of the Roman people: public law in the expansion and decline of the Roman Republic. University of Michigan,2005. — 535 p. - 2005 ãîä
15. Stein P.. Roman Law in European History. Cambridge University Press,2004. — 149 p. - 2004 ãîä
16. Zimmermann R.. Roman law, Contemporary law, European law. Oxford University Press,2004. — 113 p. - 2004 ãîä
17. Baumann Richard A.. Human Rights in Ancient Rome. Routledge,2000. — 208 p. — (Routledge Classical Monographs) - 2000 ãîä
18. Crook J.A.. Legal advocacy in the Roman world. Cornell University Press,1995. — 228 p. - 1995 ãîä
19. Zimmermann R.. The Law of Obligations. Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition. Juta & Co, Ltd,1992. — 1241 p. - 1992 ãîä
20. Schiller A.A.. Roman Law: Mechanisms of Development. Mouton Publishers,1978. — 606 p. - 1978 ãîä