Civilians and insurance: Approximations of reality to the law

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In the study of the history of insurance, much attention has been paid to early modern jurists. Their importance as a source for the study of the subject is, however, debatable. Early modern jurists were more interested in systematising insurance than in describing it for what it was. Their main effort lay in explaining this non-Roman contract in Roman law terms. To do so, something had to be sacrificed - reality.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)323-364
JournalThe Legal History Review
Volume83
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Dec 2015

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • history of insurance
  • usury

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