Metzger, Ernest2005-11-032005-11-032005-11-03http://hdl.handle.net/2164/42This essay is a preprint of an article that appeared at: Tijdschrift voor Rechstsgeschiedenis, 72 (2004), 327–57.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.215956 bytesapplication/pdfenAdam SmithRoman LawServitudesScottish EnlightenmentPreprint