Essays in Law and History for David Ibbetson: Querella [Hardcover]

Over the last 40 years, David Ibbetson has paved the way in a remarkably broad range of fields.

In ancient law, his scholarship has spanned both the detailed doctrine of the Roman law of obligations and the cross-pollination of legal influences around the ancient Mediterranean. His work on English legal history has ranged from the earliest days of the common law through to the turn of the 20th century, combining forensic archival research with a sensitivity to how lawyers thought about their subject. In European legal history, he has shown the porousness of the civil law and the extent to which it has been shaped by other areas of intellectual life, from theology to rationalist philosophy.

The contributions to this volume in his honour mirror both the breadth and the depth of Ibbetson's scholarship. The book combines chapters from leading legal historians, close colleagues and over a dozen of Ibbetson's students. Some chapters build upon or respond to Ibbetson's ideas, others his areas of interest. The contributions are introduced by Ibbetson's valedictory lecture on the importance of legal history to modern practice and scholarship, and the work yet to be done.

Joe Sampsonis Assistant Professor of Legal History at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Stelios Tofarisis Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, UK.

1. Introduction,Joe Sampson and Stelios Tofaris (University of Cambridge, UK)
2. Acta et Agenda, David Ibbetson (University of Cambridge, UK)

Part One: Ancient Law
3. Chasing, Lying and Persuading: D 47.2.52.19-52.24 in Context,Helen Scott (University of Cambridge, UK)
4. D 9.2.27.14 (Ulp 18 Ad Ed): Weeds in the Digest,Wolfgang Ernst (University of Oxford, UK)
5. Felling Trees in Mesopotamia and Rome,Joe Sampson (University of Cambridge, UK)

Part Two: English Legal History
6. Taking Thirteenth-Century Statutes Seriously: lSh