Roman Law in European History

How Roman law has influenced European legal and political thought from antiquity to the present day.

Peter Stein explains in a lucid, concise volume how Roman law has influenced European legal and political thought right up to modern times. Unparalleled in depth and authority, students will find in Stein's study an invaluable introduction to this crucial topic.This is a short and succinct summary of the unique position of Roman law in European culture by one of the world's leading legal historians. Peter Stein's masterly study assesses the impact of Roman law in the ancient world, and its continued unifying influence throughout medieval and modern Europe. Roman Law in European History is unparalleled in lucidity and authority, and should prove of enormous utility for teachers and students (at all levels) of legal history, comparative law and European Studies. Award-winning on its appearance in German translation, this English rendition of a magisterial work of interpretive synthesis is an invaluable contribution to the understanding of perhaps the most important European legal tradition of all.