Università Roma Tre

The course analyzes the historical evolution of Roman Private Law from its origins to the Justinian age. The Roman Private Law’s main topics are:
1. General historical framework (2 h);
2. Sources of Roman Law (8 h);
3. Civil procedure (18 h);
4. Individuals and family (2 h);
5. Facts, acts and legal acts. Obligations and contract law (12 h);
6. Ownership, possession, other rights in rem (6 h);
7. Inheritance law (2 h).
The main purpose of this course is to explain the elementary discipline of the institutes created by the Roman legal science. The course also aims to encourage students to analyze specific legal issues: students should become familiar with the methodological tools needed to apply theoretical knowledge to private law issues.

V. MANNINO, Introduzione alla storia del diritto privato dei Romani (3a ed.), Torino, 2018.
Students are exempt from presenting the parts of the program corresponding to the following sections of the book:
Cap. VI, § 8 (247-250)
Cap. VII, § 3-6 (256-261)
Cap. VIII, Sezione quinta, §§ 9-9.1-9.2-9.3; 10 (471-486).
Cap. IX.
Cap. X.§§4-15, 17-25 e 28.
Texts for additional consultation, according to the indications gradually provided in class by the teacher:
Le Istituzioni di Gaio. Traduzione italiana, a cura di M. Balzarini, Torino, 1998.
M. MARRONE, Istituzioni di Diritto romano (3° ed.) 2006