030116 PKU Exegesis of Justinian's Digest (2024S)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 12.02.2024 00:01 to Mo 26.02.2024 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Th 14.03.2024 23:59
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max. 56 participants
Language: English
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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 13.03. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 20.03. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 10.04. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 17.04. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 24.04. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 08.05. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 15.05. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 22.05. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 29.05. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 05.06. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 12.06. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
- Wednesday 19.06. 13:00 - 14:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
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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).
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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