FUR2601 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 2 (QUIZ) - 2024

2024 The law of persons - Correct Answer -Describes various categories & degrees of status in Roman Law, & how this could be acquired or lost -Issues such as citizenship & slavery fundamental, but bulk of law concerned w/ family Legal personality (law of persons) - Correct Answer -No coherent theory of legal personality, but Romans had system for non-corporate entities to have rights & duties -For Roman jurists, person was essentially a human being, but also instances where non-human entities recognised as acquiring rights & duties -Such entities were treated as legal persons, but not described as such Collegia (law of persons) - Correct Answer -Mainly private societies -Cesar reduced no. collegia drastically, & Augustus banned creation of collegia w/out authorisation of Senate & Emperor -Restrictions later on no. collegia you could join -Unclear how much legal personality they possessed; seems could hold property, benefit from legal obligations & appear as party in legal proceedings -Marcus Aurelius allowed collegia to set free & receive legacies; Justinian ruled collegia could be appointed as heirs in will Minicipia (law of persons) - Correct Answer -Different types of local community in Empire -Could own property, be beneficiaries in trust, receive legacies & in late empire be appointed as testamentary heirs Churches and charities (law of persons) - Correct Answer -After conversion to Christianity, Constantine ruled that gifts & legacies could be left to Catholic church generally or t