1 Introduction 1
Divisions of Roman Legal and Constitutional History 1
Sources of Roman Legal History 6
Fundamental Concepts and Distinctions 16
2 Monarchy and Early Republic 37
Introduction 37
Early Roman Society 40
Economic Conditions 50
Political Organisation of the Regal Period 52
Social Developments during the Early Republic：the Conflict of the Orders 61
The Roman Expansion in Italy 66
3 The Constitution of the Roman Republic 69
Introductory 69
The Senate 70
The Magistrature 76
The Popular Assemblies 102
4 The Archaic Period of Roman Law 115
Introductory 115
The Beginnings of Legislation 116
The Interpretation 125
The Administration of Justice： Civil Procedure 127
The Criminal Law 139
5 The Later Republic 151
The Roman Expansion in the Mediterranean World 151
The Organisation of Italy and the Provinces 154
Social and Economic Conditions 160
The Breakdown of the Republic 169
6 The Pre-Classical Period of Roman Law 181
Introductory 181
Legislation 181
The Edicts of the Magistrates 185
Legal Science 188
Custom 194
The Administration of Justice： Civil Procedure 194
Criminal Law and Procedure 222
7 The Principate 237The Coming of the Empire 237
The Imperial Government 242
The Republican Elements of the Constitution 250
The Administration of Italy and the Provinces 257
Social and Economic Conditions 267
The Crisis of the Third Century 276
8 The Classical Period of Roman Law 279
Introductory 279
Sources of Law 280
Classical Legal Science 289
The Administration of Justice： Civil Procedure 306
Criminal Law and Procedure 309
9 The Dominate 321The Reorganisation of the Imperial System 321
Government and Civil Administration during the Later Empire 330
The Administration of the Provinces 336
Social and Economic Conditions 338
The Demise of the Western Empire 345
The Survival of the Empire in the East 346
10 The Post-Classical Period of Roman Law 349
Introductory 349
Imperial Legislation 350
Custom 355
The Jurists’ Law 357
The Administration of Justice 365
Civil Procedure 367
Criminal Law and Procedure 376
The Germanic Codes of Roman Law 378
The Codification of Justinian 381
11 The History of Roman Law after Justinian 397
The Legislation of Justinian in the East： Byzantine Law 397
11 The Later History of Roman Law in the West 410
Concluding Note 445
Select Bibliography 447
Index 453