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CONTENTS Foreword by Paul Finkelman vii Preface to the Second Edition xiii Preface xviii Abbreviations xx Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Roman Law: the System of Contracts 12 Chapter 3: Roman Law: Patria Potestas 23 Chapter 4: Roman Law: Further Points 31 Chapter 5: English Law: Real Property; Tenure and 47 Registration Chapter 6: English Law: Libel and Slander 61 Chapter 7: Wider Perspectives 76 Chapter 8: Legal Scaffolding 87 Chapter 9: Legal Transplants 98 Chapter 10: Causes of Divergence 115 Chapter 11: Some Conclusions 130 Chapter 12: Study of Legal Development 140 Index 147 Copyrighted Material Copyrighted Material ...

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