The Law of Obligations: Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition

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Summary: Important Book on Roman and Comparative Law
Review: This book is a must read for the Roman and Comparative law scholar. That said, there are certain prerequisites you should meet before reading or attempting this book. First, you must know latin, since many passages appear only in latin without translation, I deem these passages to be very important for an understanding of the book. Second, it would be difficult to understand much of the book without prior coursework or reading in Roman law (preferably the Digests, Institutes and general knowledge of Roman legal society.) Third, at least one year of law school should be completed to acquaint the reader with the necessary legal fundamentals. Provided you have the right background, you will find this a very provocative and interesting work.