This is a scholarly survey of the Law of Obligations from classical to modern times. It is a
marvellous work of historical synthesis which discusses each contract tort and liability
based on unjust enrichment with great clarity and traces their development over hundreds of
years through the legal systems of Europe. It is not merely a work of Roman legal scholarship.
It is a treasure-house of ideas and arguments as well as information and scholarship relating
to theLaw of Obligations. It will be used by scholars of private law throughout the world for
many years to come.
