A Text-book of Roman Law from Augustus to Justinian. 4
W. W. Buckland. (Cambridge University Press. 50s. net.)-• Professor Buckland's able treatise on Roman private law is a good deal more than a text-book, in the ordinary sense of that word. It embodies the conclusions of the beat modern com- mentators and much original work as well. Professor Buckland devotes the first chapter to "The Sources of Law in the Empire," and then discusses the various sections of the law, following the familiar order of the " Institutes." His exposition is admirably clear. We are reminded by the excellent pages on " Mandatum " that Roman law has, even for Englishmen, a very practical interest. The mandatory principle, well known in Scotland and in Continental countries, where the Roman law is still the basis of the legal system, is not commonly understood in this country, though the main burden of applying it to ex-German and ex-Turkish territories devolves upon us. Professes Buckland's chapter on the subject deserves careful reading.
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