Roman law

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Conservative and liberal judges alike questioned the arguments of Solicitor Gen. John Sauer, who represented the administration, saying he relied on “some pretty obscure sources,” including precedents that dated back to Roman law.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Roman law considered the unborn a “potential person.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2022

Under Roman law slaves were considered property and had no legal personhood.

From Reuters • Nov. 6, 2021

This was an important event because it extended Roman law to almost everyone in the empire.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Throughout Europe, wherever the influence of Roman law was felt, the law concerned itself with the factum—the deed, or crime.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton