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The Roman law of trusts [electronic resource] / David Johnston.
By: Johnston, David
.Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 1988Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 306 p.).ISBN: 9780191681356.Subject(s): Trusts and trustees (Roman law) -- History | Fideicommissum (Roman law) -- History | Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198252160DDC classification: 346.37059 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: A history of Roman law and how it affected society, focusing on the legal evolution of the "fideicommissum", a device similar to a "trust" in common law. As part of Roman inheritance law, this affected strategies of succession open to testators and reveals ambitions and legislative concerns.
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A history of Roman law and how it affected society, focusing on the legal evolution of the "fideicommissum", a device similar to a "trust" in common law. As part of Roman inheritance law, this affected strategies of succession open to testators and reveals ambitions and legislative concerns.
Specialized.
Description based on print version record.
Includes indexes.