{"product_id":"the-institutes-of-justinian-j-b-moyle-9781161466980","title":"The Institutes Of Justinian","description":"The Institutes of Justinian is a legal text written by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I in the 6th century. This book, translated by J.B. Moyle, provides an overview of Roman law, including the principles of property, contracts, and torts. It is divided into four books, each covering a different aspect of the law. The first book discusses the law of persons, which includes topics such as citizenship, slavery, and marriage. The second book covers the law of things, including property rights and inheritance. The third book focuses on the law of actions, including civil and criminal proceedings. The fourth and final book covers the law of trusts and wills. The Institutes of Justinian is considered one of the most important legal texts in history and has had a significant influence on the development of Western law.Let us now examine the modes in which persons dependent on a superior become independent. How slaves are freed from the power of their masters can be gathered from what has already been said respecting their manumission. Children under paternal power become independent at the parent's death, subject, however, to the following distinction. The death of a father always releases his sons and daughters from dependence; the death of a grandfather releases his grandchildren from dependence only provided that it does not subject them to the power of their father.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. B. Moyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1161466983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781161466980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kessinger Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.44d","brand":"J. B. Moyle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47423927025919,"sku":"9781161466980","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_722f3fce-1549-4f3a-936c-dd5f771df8bf.jpg?v=1761529004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-institutes-of-justinian-j-b-moyle-9781161466980","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}