- Dedication
- Preface to the Fifth Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Dates
- Abbreviations
- Guide to the Online Resource Centre
- 1. Introduction
- Part I The Roman Legal System
- 2. The sources of Roman law
- 3. Roman litigation
- Part II The Law of Persons
- 4. Status, slavery, and citizenship
- 5. The Roman family
- Part III The Law of Property and Inheritance
- 6. Interests in property
- 7. Acquiring ownership
- 8. Inheritance
- Part IV The Law of Obligations
- 9. Obligations
- 10. Obligations arising from delict
- Part V Roman Law and the Modern World
- 11. Roman law and the European <span xml:lang="lat"><i>ius commune</i></span>
- Bibliography
- Index of Texts
- Index
(p. 183) 7. Acquiring ownership
- Chapter:
- (p. 183) 7. Acquiring ownership
- Author(s):
Paul du Plessis
- DOI:
- 10.1093/he/9780198736226.003.0007
Course-focused and comprehensive, the Textbook on series provide an accessible overview of the key areas on the law curriculum. This chapter discusses the acquisition of ownership in Roman law. It covers derivative modes of acquiring ownership; original modes of acquiring ownership; and gifts.
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- Dedication
- Preface to the Fifth Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Dates
- Abbreviations
- Guide to the Online Resource Centre
- 1. Introduction
- Part I The Roman Legal System
- 2. The sources of Roman law
- 3. Roman litigation
- Part II The Law of Persons
- 4. Status, slavery, and citizenship
- 5. The Roman family
- Part III The Law of Property and Inheritance
- 6. Interests in property
- 7. Acquiring ownership
- 8. Inheritance
- Part IV The Law of Obligations
- 9. Obligations
- 10. Obligations arising from delict
- Part V Roman Law and the Modern World
- 11. Roman law and the European <span xml:lang="lat"><i>ius commune</i></span>
- Bibliography
- Index of Texts
- Index
