Paul J du Plessis
Biographic Data
| ID | 5718166 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul J du Plessis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul J |
| FAMILY NAME | du Plessis |
| SIGNATURE | DU PLESSIS P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8500-1296 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 38 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 33 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 5 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Alfons Bürge, Die Lohnarbeit in der Antike
Federico Procchi, Profili giuridici delle Insulae a Roma antica, I
Article Federico Procchi, Profili giuridici delle Insulae a Roma antica, I: Contesto urbano, esigenze abitative ed investimenti immobiliari tra tarda repubblica ed alto impero (= Collana del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza dell’Università di Pisa, Monografie, Nuove Serie 27) was published on July 1, 2022 in the journal Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung (volume 139, issue 1)
Roman Law before the Twelve Tables
Locatio conductio
A survey of the main contours of the scholarly debate on the topic and the most recent literature.
Law, Roman
The legal history of ancient Rome is commonly divided into five epochs. These are: the Archaic period (753–250 bce ); the Preclassical period (250–27 bce ); the Classical period (27 bce –284 ce ); the Postclassical period (284–527 ce ); and the Justinianic period (527–65 ce ). Central to this nomenclature, which corresponds broadly to more conventional historical classifications of Roman history such as Republic and Empire, are notions of growth …
Law, civil
Civil law (and the associated concept “civilian tradition”), derived from the Latin ius civile , is the term used in contemporary legal scholarship to refer to the reception of Roman law into the legal systems of western Europe. This use of the term is different from its original meaning as that body of Roman law only available to Roman citizens, which was used in Roman legal sources as an antithesis to the ius gentium , that body of law which wa…
Ius
Ius is a Latin noun that occurs with great frequency in the sources for Roman law.
Tribonian
For a figure who had such a profound impact on one of the ancient world's greatest attempts at legal reform, relatively little is known about Tribonian.
Roman Law Before the Twelve Tables
Law in Roman Society
Entrevista com Paul J. Du Plessis
Roman Law Before the Twelve Tables
Jacques de Revigny
Disqualified Witnesses Between Tannaitic Halakha and Roman Law
This short piece is designed to be a response to the article by Orit Malka
Family Law(s) under the Roman Empire
This special edition resulted from a workshop, generously funded by the Journal of Legal History.1 It took place on the 30th November–1st December 2017 at the University of Edinburgh School of Law
Legalism
This edited collection, the fourth in a series devoted to the concept of ‘legalism’, focuses on the notions of property and ownership. The previous volumes in this series have tackled matters such as ‘rules and categories’ (vol. 1), ‘community and justice’ (vol. 2), and ‘anthropology and history’ (vol. 3), all from the perspective of ‘legalism’. They are the product of a series of seminars held at Oxford on this topic, as the Preface indicates. A…
Wrongful Damage to Property in Roman Law
Chapter 10. Conclusions
Cervidius Scaevola, Q.
This entry provides an overview of the life of Q. Cervidius Scaevola, a Roman jurist of the latter part of the second century ce . It focuses on his life and works and places him within in the larger context of Roman juristic culture of the later Principate.
Sulpicius Rufus, Servius
This entry provides an overview of the life of Servius Sulpicius Rufus and his significance for the development of Roman law of the Principate and Dominate. It places Servius in the context of the last century of the Roman Republic and of the emerging profession of Roman jurists.
Bel Canto
The meaning of the term bel canto as it relates to opera in theory and practice has become skewed through casual, idiosyncratic use, rendering it impractical, similar to the use of the word ‘song’ which, taken up by iTunes and YouTube, in modern parlance has come to refer to any musical work, regardless of genre. This article aims to clear the term of anecdotal impedimenta and restore to it its original meaning, which is to distinguish a particul…
Cicero's Law
Why did Roman prosecutors typically accuse the defendant of multiple crimina, when in most standing criminal courts the punishment imposed on a guilty defendant was the same (typically “capital,” that is, a kind of exile), no matter how many charges were proven? The answer lies not in a failure to distinguish between legal charges leveled at the defendant and defamation of his character, but rather in a rhetorical strategy that made sense in ligh…
Cicero's Law
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Law and Society
New Frontiers
This is an interdisciplinary, edited collection on social science methodologies for approaching Roman legal sources
New Frontiers
Beyond DogmaticsLaw and Society in the Roman World
CONTENTS Preface List of Contributors List of Abbreviations DEBATES AND CONTEXTS Introduction: Themes and Literature J . Cairns and P J du Plessis 1 Law and Society A Watson LAW AND EMPIRE 2 Legal Pluralism and the Roman Empires K Tuori 3 Diplomatics, Law and Romanization in the Documents from the Judaean Desert E A Meyer LAW CODES AND CODIFICATION 4 Roman Law Codes and the Roman Legal Tradition J Harries 5 Diocletian and the Efficacy of Public L…
Beyond Dogmatics
Beyond DogmaticsLaw and Society in the Roman World
CONTENTS Preface List of Contributors List of Abbreviations DEBATES AND CONTEXTS Introduction: Themes and Literature J . Cairns and P J du Plessis 1 Law and Society A Watson LAW AND EMPIRE 2 Legal Pluralism and the Roman Empires K Tuori 3 Diplomatics, Law and Romanization in the Documents from the Judaean Desert E A Meyer LAW CODES AND CODIFICATION 4 Roman Law Codes and the Roman Legal Tradition J Harries 5 Diocletian and the Efficacy of Public L…
The Creation of the Ius CommuneFrom Casus to Regula
Introduction: Themes and Context (Cairns and Du Plessis) 1. An Introduction to the Interpretation of Legal Technicalities (Bezemer) 2. The Citation and the Ius Commune (Helmholz) 3. Medieval Family Law (Waelkens) 4. Legal Reasoning in Contract and Delict (Gordley) 5. The Buyer's Remedy for Latent Defects (Hallebeek) 6. Commercial Law (Ernst) 7. The Law of Unjustified Enrichment (Schrage/Dondorp) 8. The Law of Succession (Ryan) 9. The Roman Law of…
The Creation of the Ius Commune
Studies the transformation of Roman legal rules into the 'common law' of Western Europe in the period 1100-1400This book discusses in detail how medieval scholars reacted to the casuistic discussions in the inherited Roman texts, particularly the Digest of Justinian. It shows how they developed medieval Roman law into a system of rules that formed a universal common law for Western Europe. Because there has been little research published in Engli…
Creation of the Lus Commune
The Slave in the Window
Journal Article THE SLAVE IN THE WINDOW Get access Paul J. Du Plessis Paul J. Du Plessis Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Volume 53, Issue Supplement_109, July 2010, Pages 49–60, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.2010.tb00100.x Published: 24 March 2015
Tribonian
For a figure who had such a profound impact on one of the ancient world's greatest attempts at legal reform, relatively little is known about Tribonian.
Ius
Ius is a Latin noun that occurs with great frequency in the sources for Roman law.
Law, Roman
The legal history of ancient Rome is commonly divided into five epochs. They are: the Archaic period (753–250 BCE ); the Preclassical period (250–27 BCE ); the Classical period (27 BCE –284 CE ); the Postclassical period (284–527 CE ); and the Justinianic period (527–65 CE ). Central to this nomenclature, which corresponds broadly to more conventional historical classifications of Roman history such as republic and empire, are notions of growth a…
Law, civil
Civil law (and the associated concept “civilian tradition”), derived from the Latin ius civile , is the term used in contemporary legal scholarship to refer to the reception of Roman law into the legal systems of western Europe (Van Caenegem 2002: 38). This use of the term is different from its original meaning as that body of Roman law only available to Roman citizens, which was used in Roman legal sources as an antithesis to the Ius Gentium , t…
Locatio conductio
Locatio conductio is the term used in Roman legal sources to refer to the contract of letting and hiring.
Iusiurandum
The Latin noun iusiurandum refers to an oath sworn initially to Jupiter (and other deities) or later (in the time of the empire) to the genius of the emperor.
New Frontiers
This is an interdisciplinary, edited collection on social science methodologies for approaching Roman legal sources
New Frontiers
Cicero's Law
Why did Roman prosecutors typically accuse the defendant of multiple crimina, when in most standing criminal courts the punishment imposed on a guilty defendant was the same (typically “capital,” that is, a kind of exile), no matter how many charges were proven? The answer lies not in a failure to distinguish between legal charges leveled at the defendant and defamation of his character, but rather in a rhetorical strategy that made sense in ligh…
Cicero's Law
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Law and Society
Cervidius Scaevola, Q.
This entry provides an overview of the life of Q. Cervidius Scaevola, a Roman jurist of the latter part of the second century ce . It focuses on his life and works and places him within in the larger context of Roman juristic culture of the later Principate.
Sulpicius Rufus, Servius
This entry provides an overview of the life of Servius Sulpicius Rufus and his significance for the development of Roman law of the Principate and Dominate. It places Servius in the context of the last century of the Roman Republic and of the emerging profession of Roman jurists.
Bel Canto
The meaning of the term bel canto as it relates to opera in theory and practice has become skewed through casual, idiosyncratic use, rendering it impractical, similar to the use of the word ‘song’ which, taken up by iTunes and YouTube, in modern parlance has come to refer to any musical work, regardless of genre. This article aims to clear the term of anecdotal impedimenta and restore to it its original meaning, which is to distinguish a particul…
Wrongful Damage to Property in Roman Law
Chapter 10. Conclusions
Jacques de Revigny
Disqualified Witnesses Between Tannaitic Halakha and Roman Law
This short piece is designed to be a response to the article by Orit Malka
Family Law(s) under the Roman Empire
This special edition resulted from a workshop, generously funded by the Journal of Legal History.1 It took place on the 30th November–1st December 2017 at the University of Edinburgh School of Law
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