Johnston, David,  1961- <br/><br/>
The Roman law of trusts  [electronic resource] / 
David Johnston. 
 - Oxford :  Clarendon,  1988. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 306 p.) 
<br/><br/> Includes indexes. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780191681356  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Trusts and trustees (Roman law)--History.<br/>Fideicommissum (Roman law)--History.<br/>Law.<br/>Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KJA2421 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>346.37059