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Latin Language and Roman Law

ОК 23

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

1 Semester

4

Understanding of the basic principles of the organization of the Roman state at different stages of its development, evolution and formation of Roman law, the emergence of basic legal institutions, developing of students' ability to apply basic knowledge to study special courses in the future; analyze the sources of Ukrainian law in the implementation of the basic principles and concepts of Roman law; analysis of the works of lawyers, philosophers and scientists of Rome; mastery of Latin terminology to the extent sufficient for its free use in practice.

This discipline is the introductory for first-year students. Prerequisite is proficiency in English, basic knowledge of the world history.

Thematic plan of the discipline: 1. The Roman state and the subject of Roman civil law. 2. Sources of Roman law. 3. The doctrine of a lawsuit. 4. Persons in Rome. 5. Family relationship. 6. Substantive law. 7. Law of Ownership. 8. Property law. 9. Special property. 10. General doctrine of the law of obligation. 11. Contracts: general provisions. 12. Non-contractual obligations. 13. Inheritance law in Rome.

1. Plessis P. de. Borkowski's Textbook on Roman Law. / P. de Plessis. - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. – 456 p. 2. Birks P. The Roman Law of Obligations. / P. Birks, ed. by E. Descheemaeker. - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. – 300 p. 3. Johnston D. Roman Law in Context. / D. Johnston. – Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. – 164 p. 4. Lewis A. D. E. The Roman Law Tradition. / A. D. E. Lewis, D.J. Ibbetson. - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. – 252 p. 5. Riggsby A.M. Roman Law and the Legal World of the Romans. / A.M. Riggsby. - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. – 294 p. 6. Tellegen-Couperus O. Short History of Roman Law. / O. Tellegen-Couperus. – London, New York: Routledge, 1993. – 187. 7. The Cambridge Companion to Roman Law. / ed. by D. Johnston. - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. – 554 p. 8. The Laws of Twelve Tables [Електронний ресурс]. – Режим доступу: http://www.constitution.org/sps/sps01_1.htm.

Lecture, seminar, solving practical cases, performing tasks of independent work

Evaluation is carried out according to the modular rating system. Current control: answers (up to 18 points), additions (up to 3 points), case studies (up to 3 points), independent work (up to 2 points), final modular test (up to 5 points). The form of final control is an exam. The exam is conducted in writing. The student's answer to the exam – up to 40 points.

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