Name of Lecturer: Prof. dr. Saulius Arlauskas tfk@mruni.lt
Name of Lecturer: Prof. dr. Saulius Arlauskas tfk@mruni.lt
Name of Lecturer: Prof. dr. Saulius Arlauskas tfk@mruni.lt
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Roman Law<br />
<strong>Name</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lecturer</strong>: Lector Elena Kosaitė-Čypienė, magister, ekosaite@mruni.<strong>lt</strong>, Tel.<br />
No.: 8-614-84294<br />
Facu<strong>lt</strong>y: Facu<strong>lt</strong>y <strong>of</strong> Law<br />
Department, Contact Details: Department <strong>of</strong> Civil Procedure, V-354, Tel.<br />
No.:+37052714593<br />
Language <strong>of</strong> instruction: English<br />
Level <strong>of</strong> Course Unit: Bachelor’s degree studies<br />
Required prerequisites: Good skills in English language; Italian would be a merit<br />
Learning Outcomes <strong>of</strong> the Course Unit 1 . A student will know/will be able:<br />
A student will have general knowledge on Roman Law and on basic categories <strong>of</strong> law<br />
deriving from Roman Law<br />
ECTS credits: 6<br />
Contact hours per week: 3<br />
Semester: Spring<br />
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Classes and individual<br />
tutoring<br />
Assessment methods and Criteria: Tests and oral examination<br />
Course content:<br />
The Roman Law course is a basic Roman law course introducing to the full range <strong>of</strong><br />
legal practices and concepts developed by the lawyers <strong>of</strong> ancient Rome. This course<br />
aims to provide the basic knowledge in ancient Roman Law, which has been one <strong>of</strong><br />
the strongest formative forces in the development <strong>of</strong> what we now think <strong>of</strong> as the<br />
Western legal tradition.<br />
The course is designed in the first instance for students <strong>of</strong> Law, Classics and Ancient<br />
History.<br />
Reading list:<br />
1. Mousourakis, G. The Historical and Institutional Context <strong>of</strong> Roman Law.<br />
Ashgate, 2003<br />
2. Tamm, D. Roman Law and European Legal History. Dj<strong>of</strong> Publishing, 1997<br />
3. Zimmermann, R. Roman Law, Contemporary Law, European Law: The<br />
Civilian Tradition Today. Oxford University Press, 2001<br />
4. van Zyl, D.H. History and Principles <strong>of</strong> Roman Private Law. Durban:<br />
Butterworths, 1983<br />
5. Jonaitis M., Kosaitė-Čypienė E. Conception <strong>of</strong> Roman Marriage: Historical<br />
Experience in the Context <strong>of</strong> National Family Policy Concept //<br />
Jurisprudencija. 2009, Nr. 2 (116). P. 295-316.<br />
1 Knowledge, skills, competences that students can demonstrate/acquires during the course<br />
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