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October 17, 2026Comparative Legal History

From control to ownership: slaves, land, and territory in Roman law

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In his recent book, From Masters of Slaves to Lords of Lands: The Transformation of Ownership in the Western World, Jim Whitman offers a stunning essay on both the long trajectory of property law a...

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Clifford Ando (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ad703fbb86d1d35b5093f98 https://doi.org/10.1080/2049677x.2026.2741500

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