Reception of the Roman Law in Germany

Authors

Charles Sumner Lbingier, United States Court for China, Shanghai

Abstract

As in other countries. it was the universities which prepared the way for the Reception of Roman Law in Germany. Many of those great institutions which still .lead the world in learning date from about the middle of the thirteenth century, and instruction in foreign law was offered from the beginning. At first the emphasis was placed on the Canon law -but chairs of Roman law were established at Heidelberg in 1387, at Basel in 146o, at Ingolstadt in 1472, at Tfibingen in 1477, at Freiburg in 1479, at Vienna in 1493 and at Greifswald in 1498, and were filled by Italian, French and Spanish doctors.' Where the latter were replaced2 by professors of German nationality the incumbent was usually required to be one who had taken a degree at an Italian University. Thus a strong connection was established with Roman jurisprudence and the leaders of thought were imbued therewith.

Recommended Citation

Charles S. Lbingier, Reception of the Roman Law in Germany, 14 Mich. L. Rev. 562 (1916).
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