This course introduces the Roman legal system, and more generally
the process and history of legal thinking. The course concentrates
on the Roman law of delicts, that is, wrongful damage to private
property (roughly equivalent to the modern law of torts).  Studying
law allows us to investigate Roman ideas about personal safety and
personal space, product liability and employment ethics.  We will
explore the topic through the ‘case law’ method, analyzing Roman
legal cases. Modern cases will also be brought in for comparison.