Abstract

DUNAND, Jean-Philippe. The experience of Roman private law in Switzerland. Fundamina (Pretoria) [online]. 2014, vol.20, n.1, pp.227-239. ISSN 2411-7870.

A true State since 1848, Switzerland was a political creation of the end of the Middle Ages. Situated at the centre of Europe, the country has benefited from a multitude of cultural influences that have contributed to the evolution of the law. This contribution puts forward a synthesis of the experience of Roman private law in Switzerland. The text concentrates on four significant aspects: the reception of Roman law (thirteenth -seventeenth centuries); legal science (sixteenth - nineteenth centuries); the cantonal and federal codifications (nineteenth - twentieth centuries) and finally, Roman law today. The contribution concludes that it is not enough to simply speak of the experience of Roman law; rather it is necessary to speak of a variety of diverse experiences. Whether it be medieval Roman law, humanist Roman law, pandectist Roman law or codified Roman law, it is never the same Roman law.

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