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030116 PKU Exegesis of Justinian's Digest (2025S)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
We 19.03. 13:00-14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1

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Details

max. 56 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 26.03. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 02.04. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 09.04. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 30.04. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 07.05. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 14.05. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 21.05. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 28.05. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 04.06. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 11.06. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 18.06. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the technique of exegesis, which is not only central to the doctrinal methodologies of the Roman legal tradition but moreover insightful as a tool of textual critique with numerous possible applications in legal practice. The course is about interpreting and deconstructing the literary devices and doctrinal techniques used in legal argumentation. Students will learn how to write a structured and sustained commentary on a selected extract of a primary legal source from the corpus of Roman law, specifically on extracts of the Digest of Justinian.

The course serves as preparation for the FÜM 1.

The course shall be taught in English.

Assessment and permitted materials

Two written assessments

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The final grade is based on the average of the two written assessments. Active participation in the course contributes to an increase of the final grade. Regular attendance is expected.

Examination topics

The two written assessments are exercises in the exegesis of a given excerpt of the Digest, in the same format as students can expect in the FÜM 1. The doctrinal content follows the expectations of the curricula of the core courses in the Roman law of obligations and property (see textbooks below).

Reading list

The legal textbooks are the same as those used in the Roman law core courses:
Benke and Meissel, Roman Law of Property. Origins and Basic Concepts of Civil Law I, Caterina Grasl trans. (Manz 2019).
Benke and Meissel, Roman Law of Obligations. Origins and Basic Concepts of Civil Law II, Caterina Grasl trans. (Manz 2021).

Recommended (in German only):
Halbwachs (ed.), Gesammelte Prüfungsfälle und Exegesen Römisches Recht (2018)

The textual sources from the Digest will be provided directly to students. Recommended translation: Alan Watson, The Digest of Justinian (4 vols, 2009, University of Pennsylvania Press).

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