Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Institution
- Keyword
-
- Contracts (2)
- Contract (1)
- Contract Law (1)
- Culture (1)
- Deborah Post (1)
-
- Deborah W. Post (1)
- Deborah Waire Post (1)
- Dispossession (1)
- Dowry (1)
- Henry Maine (1)
- Liberty (1)
- Marriage (1)
- Marx (1)
- Marxist (1)
- Partnership (1)
- Post (1)
- Post-Marxism (1)
- Post-Radicalism (1)
- Robert Sullivan (1)
- Roman Law (1)
- Roman law (1)
- Slaves (1)
- Social Justice (1)
- Status to Contract (1)
- Uniform Partnerships Act (1)
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Legal History
Contract And Dispossession, Deborah W. Post
Contract And Dispossession, Deborah W. Post
Scholarly Works
This Essay, part of a collection of essays on the same theme, argues that contract law has become an instrument of oppression and dispossession rather than liberation. Having offered a critique, the challenge then is to consider whether it is possible to restore the liberatory potential of contract. The symposium, Post-Marxism, Post-Racialism & Other Fables of the Dispossession, was an invitation to consider the contemporary relevance of Marxist theory.
There are two reference points in this cultural critique. One is the importance of social position in a jurisprudence that embraces objectivity; the uncritical and unreflective reliance on hegemonic social …
A Slave's Marriage: Dowry Or Deposit, Alan Watson
A Slave's Marriage: Dowry Or Deposit, Alan Watson
Scholarly Works
This articles examines the concept of dowry among marriage of slaves in ancient Rome.
The Evolution Of Law: The Roman System Of Contracts, Alan Watson
The Evolution Of Law: The Roman System Of Contracts, Alan Watson
Scholarly Works
I have two aims in producing this paper. First, I wish to contribute to the general understanding of how and why law develops and explain the evolution of some very familiar legal institutions. Second, I wish to add to our knowledge of the history of Roman law, by producing a radically different view of the development of contracts, that is, I believe, both consistent with surviving textual data and plausible with regard to human behavior.