Roman Slave Law: An Anglo-American Perspective

Authors

Alan Watson, University of Georgia

Abstract

The most influential secular system of law in the West has been Roman private law. This is true even of its slave law, which was received not only in states of Europe where slavery survived, but also in European colonies in America, whether those of Spain, Portugal, France, or the Dutch West India Company. Though slavery had died out in France and the Dutch Republic, when slavery appeared in the colonies, recourse was had above all to Roman law.

Keywords

Animal Law, Property--Personal and Real, Roman Law, Legal History, Slavery, Race and Ethnicity Issues

Disciplines

Animal Law | Law | Law and Race | Legal History

Recommended Citation

Alan Watson, Roman Slave Law: An Anglo-American Perspective, 18 Cardozo L. Rev. 591 (1996).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/clr/vol18/iss2/12