Explication Des Institutes De Justinien: Contenant Une Introduction Historique ? L'?tude Du Droit Romain, La Traduction Et L'explication Des Institutes De Justinien Et Des Institutes De Gaius La

Explication Des Institutes De Justinien: Contenant Une Introduction Historique À L'étude Du Droit Romain, La Traduction Et L'explication Des Institutes De Justinien Et Des Institutes De Gaius La Traduction Et L'explication Des Textes Les Plus Importants Du Digeste, Du Code Et Des Novelles. This scholarly Roman-law handbook introduces the external history of Roman law and translates and explains Justinian’s Institutes and Gaius, together with essential passages from the Digest, Code, and Novels. It surveys late Roman donation law, detailing revocable and irrevocable donations, mortis causa transfers, and spousal arrangements, including dowry rules and the mechanics of property transfer, rights, and remedies under Justinian. The work also outlines testamentary forms, the acquisition and testimony of heirs, and the evolving procedural framework (codicilli and fideicommissum) that shapes ownership and restitution. It tracks the doctrinal shift from rigid distinctions to a unified Justinian approach, highlighting revocation, translation, fruits and losses, guardianship, emancipation, capitis deminutio, and the balance between freedom of disposition and protection of heirs.