Excerpt from A Systematic and Historical Exposition of Roman Law in the Order of a Code

The object of this work is to present, in a clear, syste matic arrangement, so much of the Digest and Code of Justinian as is likely to be of use to students of modern law. At the same time, the leading steps in the evolution of Roman Law, from the time of the XII Tables to Justinian, are set forth.

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