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

Much of Roman law still seems grossly unfair from a contemporary perspective.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

In Roman law jurisdictions the situation was, as we have seen, very different.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton