THE INFLUENCE OF ROMAN LAW ON THE CONTRACT LAW OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: THE EXAMPLE OF THE SALES CONTRACT

Sara Mitić

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/TEME240929039M
First page
581
Last page
596

Abstract


When referring to Roman law and the law of the Ottoman Empire, it seems prima facie that these two legal systems do not have much in common. Roman law is the legal system that was valid in the Roman state from its establishment until the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The law of the Ottoman Empire was based on Sharia law, and it was a set of legal rules related to religion whose main goal was to regulate relations in the Islamic community. The paper aims to assess to what extent Roman law influenced the secular law of the Ottoman Empire, by focusing on the sales contract as the contract that was most frequently concluded in practice. Upon examining the definition and essential elements of this contract, and the rights and obligations of the contracting parties, the paper shows that Roman law, as a universal legal creation, had a considerable impact on the law of the Ottoman Empire.


Keywords

Roman law, Sharia law, Mecelle, sales contract.

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