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What were the legis actiones? How did they work? Why and when were they abolished?
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Civil Law Karen Forbes S0232546 Essay: What were the legis actiones? How did they work? Why and when were they abolished? Tutor Josef Wolff Tutorial: Wednesday 10am What were the legis actiones? How did they work? Why and when were they abolished? The 'legis actiones' are described as the 'actions-at-law'1 or the 'actions in the law'2. The legis actiones were the procedures put in place for a Roman citizen to bring about a form of litigation, or civil procedure. They originated around the time of the Twelve Tables and eventually became obsolete following the introduction of the formulae system. In order to define exactly what the legis actiones were the civil procedure of this time has to be examined. By describing how the legis actiones worked in the three parts of civil procedure, namely the summons, the trial and the execution, a conclusion will be drawn on what exactly the legis actiones were. Following on from this...
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