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Persona Ficta Et Universitas: Book XIV of the Roman Law Series

by Cornelis Van Houte
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798254123958
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
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  • Pages: 502
  • Original Price: GBP 30.15
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 862 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Legal History

Can a ghost sign a contract? Can a group of people have a single soul? In 1245, one man's legal "fiction" changed the world forever.

Discover the gripping intellectual thriller that uncovers the medieval origins of the modern corporation.
In the mid-13th century, the world was governed by flesh and blood. But as the Church and the Holy Roman Empire clashed in a titanic struggle for power, a revolutionary idea was born in the shadows of the Council of Lyon.
Follow Bartolomeo di Sandro, a young notary from Bologna, as he navigates a world of papal intrigue, imperial spies, and dusty archives. He carries a question that seems simple but threatens to upend the foundations of society: When a group of people acts as one, who is responsible?

In Persona Ficta et Universitas, Dr. C.P.M. van Houte masterfully blends rigorous historical scholarship with a narrative journey through the birth of Canon Law. You will sit at the desk of Pope Innocent IV as he pens the words that gave birth to the "Legal Person"-the invisible entity that today rules our global economy.
In this book, you will explore:

  • The Mystery of the Chapter: Can a monastery "live" if all its monks are dead?
  • The Papal Revolution: How a fugitive Pope outsmarted an Emperor with a stroke of a pen.
  • The Sin of the Corporation: Why early lawyers argued that a company has no soul-and therefore cannot be excommunicated.
Part historical drama, part legal detective story, this is the definitive account of the greatest "fiction" ever told. Perfect for fans of The Name of the Rose and readers of deep legal history.

The modern world didn't start with the Industrial Revolution. It started with a definition. Read the story of the Persona Ficta.

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