Sources of law and sources for law · 法源与研究史料

scholarly-interpretation

Riggsby distinguishes the ancient mechanisms producing law from the evidence historians use to reconstruct it. David stresses historically changing authorities and courts.

Evidence limit: A literary report of a lex, edict or judgement is not interchangeable with a preserved legal text.

Andrew M. Riggsby, Roman Law and the Legal World of the Romans (2010), pp. 25, 27. Publisher record

Jean-Michel David, “The Law and the Courts in Roman Political Culture,” in Arena and Prag (2022), p. 433. Publisher record