Paul du Plessis is a legal historian with a focus on law and society within the Roman Empire. He is the Professor of Roman Law at the University of Edinburgh and Director of The Centre for Legal History.[1][2][3]
Paul du Plessis | |
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 Paul du Plessis in 2016 | |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Employer | University of Edinburgh |
| Known for | History of law |
| Website | http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/people/pauljduplessis |
Du Plessis is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, co-author of The Edinburgh Legal History Blog and an editor for the monograph series Oxford Studies in Roman Society and Law.[4][2]
Selected publications edit
- Du Plessis, Paul; Cairns, John W. (2015). Reassessing legal humanism and its claims: petere fontes?. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474408851.
- Du Plessis, Paul J., ed. (2013). New frontiers law and society in the Roman world. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0748668187.
- Du Plessis, Paul J. (2012). Studying Roman law. London: Bristol Classical Press. ISBN 1780930267.
- Du Plessis, Paul J. (2012). Letting and hiring in Roman legal thought , 27 BCE - 284 CE. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004219595.
- Du Plessis, Paul (2010). Borkowski's textbook on Roman law (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199574889.
- Du Plessis, Paul J (2016). Cicero's law: rethinking Roman law of the late Republic. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 1474408826.
- John W. Cairns; Paul J. Du Plessis, eds. (2010). The creation of the ius commune : from Casus to Regula. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748638970.
- Cairns, J.W.; Du Plessis, P.J. (2007). Beyond dogmatics law and society in the Roman world. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748631773.
- Borkowski, J A; Plessis, Paul J du (2005). Textbook on Roman law. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199276073.
- Plessis, Paul J du (2003). A history of 'remissio mercedis' and related legal institutions [Een geschiedenis van remissio mercedis en aanverwante rechtsfiguren]. SI-EUR (Series). Sanders Instituut. ISBN 9789013007565.
References edit
- ^ "Centre for Legal History". 8 August 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Dr Paul J. du Plessis, Edinburgh Law School". Edinburgh University. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Professor Paul J. du Plessis, Edinburgh Law School". www.law.ed.ac.uk.
- ^ "Oxford Studies in Roman Society & Law". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
External links edit
- Justinian's Legal Code (extended podcast version), In Our Time, du Plessis on the panel with Simon Corcoran and Caroline Humfress, 2016.
- Paul du Plessis' Twitter stream