Ulpian Pioneer of Human Rights [Hardcover]

This is a thoroughly revised edition of the only full-scale work about possibly the most influential lawyer of all time, the Syrian Ulpian. Ulpian wrote a massive survey of Roman law in 213-17 AD and Tony Honor?? argues that his philosophy of freedom and equality make him a pioneer of human rights.

Preface
List of Ulpian's Works with Methods of Citation
1. Background and Career
2. The Oral Style
3. The Cosmopolis and Human Rights
4. The Empirical Method
5. Genuine Works
6. Sources and Scholarship
7. Dates and Plan 1: 'On the Edict'
8. Dates and Plan 2: Quinquennium Ulpian
9. Dates and Plan 3: Lesser Works
10. Spurious Works
11. Epilogue
Table I: List of Latin Words and Phrases
Table II: References to Legal Texts
Bibliography
Index

Tony Honor?? is Emeritus Professor at Oxford University. He was Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford from 1971-88. He has been described as 'the main architect of the modern South African law of trusts' (by Maruis de Waal), and is also a leading legal philosopher and historian.