A Journal of Ancient Medieval and Modern Civil Law

Roman Legal Tradition is published on the internet by the Roman Law Society of America, with the support of the University of Kansas Law School. ISSN 1551-1375.

The journal aims to promote the study of the civilian tradition in English. The editors welcome contributions on any aspect of the civilian tradition in ancient, medieval, and modern law.

Articles and reviews published in Roman Legal Tradition are freely available for teaching and research. We ask readers not to make any commercial use of the materials here without seeking the consent of the editors and relevant authors.

The journal is edited by Charles Donahue, Jr. (Harvard Law School), M.H. Hoeflich (University of Kansas School of Law) and Ernest Metzger (University of Glasgow School of Law). General enquiries to: Roman Legal Tradition, Wheat Law Library, 1535 West 15th Sreet, Lawrence, Kansas 66065-7577, USA.

Contents. The contents of the first three issues are here. The articles are in PDF format. They may be saved and printed without restriction.

Index of Sources. A full index of primary sources cited in the first three volumes are here.

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