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Adam Smith and Roman Servitudes
(2005-11-03T14:31:04Z) Metzger, Ernest
This essay discusses Adam Smith historical jurisprudence and his use of Roman law materials in his Lectures on Jurisprudence. It argues that Smith found it difficult to maintain his theory of legal development in the face of a highly developed body of Roman law literature.
The Case of Petronia Iusta
(Office international de librairie, 2000) Metzger, Ernest
This article examines a lawsuit from the 70s AD, concering a young woman from Herculaneum.
Postscript on nova species and Kinloch Dampf Ltd. v. Nordvic Salmon Farms Ltd.
(Roman Law Society of America, 2004) Metzger, Ernest
This article examines a case from the outer house of the Court of Session in Scotland. The case deals with the ownership of living things, and in particular the issue whether a person can become owner of a living thing via the civilian doctrine of specification.
Quare? Argument in David Daube, After Karl Popper
(Roman Law Society of America, 2004) Metzger, Ernest
This article considers the method of argument favoured by David Daube (1909-1999), a scholar of Roman and biblical law. It suggests that Daube used a method of argument championed by Karl Popper (1992-1994), a philosopher of science.