Civil Litigation in Roman Law. An Overview

25 Pages Posted: 30 Mar 2017 Last revised: 3 Oct 2018

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Rafael Domingo

University of Navarra - School of Law

Date Written: March 29, 2017

Abstract

The history of legal procedures is hardly less than the history of the legal system itself. Roman law is no exception. Legal remedies so influenced the structure and evolution of Roman law that substantive law can be understood only from this procedural perspective. Roman jurists were more concerned about specific legal remedies than abstract rights. For this reason, Roman law is by nature and character a law of actions. Action (actio) is the right of suing before a judge for what is due to one. Actions are at the heart of Roman law, as writs are at the heart of medieval English law, rights are at the heart of American law, and Ansprüche is at the heart of German law.

Keywords: litigation, Roman law, action, exception, legal procedure

Suggested Citation

Domingo Osle, Rafael, Civil Litigation in Roman Law. An Overview (March 29, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2942875 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2942875

Rafael Domingo Osle (Contact Author)

University of Navarra - School of Law ( email )

Universidad de Navarra
Campus Universitario
Pamplona, Navarra 31009
Spain

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