Professor Olivia Robinson
- Honorary Research Fellow (School of Law)
Publications
2012
Robinson, O.F. (Ed.) (2012) The Laws and Customs of Scotland in Matters Criminal, by Sir George Mackenzie. Series: Publications (Stair Society). Stair Society: Edinburgh. ISBN 9781872517261
2010
Robinson, O.F. (2010) Bishops, bankers, and debt. In: Dondorp, H., Hallebeek, J., Wallinga, T. and Winkel, L. (eds.) Ius Romanum - Ius Commune - Ius Hodiernum: Studies in Honour of Eltjo Schrage on the occasion of his 65th birthday. Scientia Verlag: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2009
Robinson, O.F. (2009) Justinian. In: Cane, P. and Conaghan, J. (eds.) New Oxford Companion to Law. Series: Oxford Companions. Oxford University Press, pp. 664-665. ISBN 978-0-19-929054-3
2007
Robinson, O.F. (2007) Penal Practice and Penal Policy in Ancient Rome. Routledge: London. ISBN 9780415416511
Robinson, O.F. (2007) The Role of Delators. In: Cairns, J. and du Plessis, P. (eds.) Beyond Dogmatics: Law and Society in the Roman World. Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh, pp. 206-220. ISBN 9780748627936
2006
Robinson, O.F. (2006) Roman law: reality and context: The role of delators in Roman law and life. In: Festschrift für Herbert Hausmaninger. Manz'sche: Wien, pp. 255-267. ISBN 978-3-214-00086-8
2005
Robinson, O.F. (2005) Some Peripheral Aspects of the Speech Pro Cluentio. In: van den Bergh, R. and van Niekerk;, G. (eds.) Ex Iusta Causa Traditum: Essays in honour of Eric Pool. University of South Africa, pp. 265-274.
2004
Robinson, O.F. (2004) George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh. In: Domingo, R. and Pons, M. (eds.) Juristas Universales. Castellano: Madrid, pp. 441-443. ISBN 9788497681452
Robinson, O.F. (2004) Roman and Scots law entries. In: Garner, B.A. (ed.) Black's Law Dictionary. Thomson/West. ISBN 9780314151995
Robinson, O.F. (2004) The supernatural in the law of the Roman Republic. Annaeus, 1, pp. 261-268.
2003
Robinson, O.F. (2003) Quintilian (Book III) and his use of Roman Law. In: Tellegen-Couperus, O. (ed.) Quintilian and the Law. Leuven University Press, pp. 59-66. ISBN 9058673014
2002
Robinson, O.F. (2002) Contribution à l'étude de la peine de mort sous la république romaine (509-149 AV. J.-C.) by Claire Lovisi : Review. Phoenix, 56, pp. 187-189.
Robinson, O.F. (2002) Federico M. D'Ippolito, Del fare diritto nel mondo romano: Review. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung, 109, pp. 608-609.
Robinson, O.F. (2002) A History of Private Law in Scotland. I. Introduction and Property. II Obligations, hg. Von Kenneth Reid/Reinhard Zimmermann: Review. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung, 109, pp. 551-560.
Robinson, O.F. (2002) Quintilian and Adultery. In: Schermaier, M.J., Rainer, J.M. and Winkel, L.C. (eds.) Iurisprudentia universalis: Festschrift fur Theo Mayer-Maly zum 70. Böhlau, pp. 631-638. ISBN 341217601X
Robinson, O.F. (2002) Traduttore, traditore. In: Bergh, R. (ed.) Summa eloquentia : essays in honour of Margaret Hewett. University of South Africa: Pretoria, pp. 183-190.
2001
Robinson, O.F. (2001) Gaius and the class of quasi-delict. In: Iuris vincula. Studi in onore di Mario Talamanca. Jovene, pp. 120-128. ISBN 9788824314213
Robinson, O.F. (2001) Justinian and the compilers' view of the iudex qui. In: Wacke, A., Knothe, H.-G. and Kohler, J. (eds.) Status Familiae : Festschrift für Andreas Wacke zum 65. Geburtstag am 28. April 2001. Beck, pp. 389-396. ISBN 9783406477966
Robinson, O.F. (2001) Polybius on exile. IVRA: Rivista Internazionale di Diritto Romano e Antico, 52, pp. 19-27.
Robinson, O.F. (2001) Unpardonable Crimes. In: Cairns, J.W. and Robinson, O. (eds.) Critical Studies in Ancient Law, Comparative Law and Legal History. Oxford University Press: Oxford, pp. 117-126. ISBN 1841131571
2000
Robinson, O.F. (2000) Roman criminal law: rhetoric and reality. Some forms of rhetoric in the Theodosian Code. In: Pamiątkowe, K. and Zablocka, M. (eds.) Au-dela des frontiers: melanges de droit romain offerts a Witold Wołodkiewicz. Liber, pp. 765-785. ISBN 83 7206 047 9
Robinson, O.F., Fergus, T.D. and Gordon, W.M. (2000) European Legal History : Sources and Institutions [3rd ed.]. Butterworths: London. ISBN 0406913609
1999
Robinson, O.F. (1999) Review: Building Rome : Roman Architecture and Society by J. C. Anderson, Jnr. Classical Review, 49(1), pp. 215-217. (doi: 10.1093/cr/49.1.215)
Robinson, O.F. (1999) The Civilian Tradition and Scots Law: Aberdeen Quincentenary Essays, hg von David L. Carey Miller/Reinhard Zimmermann: Review. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung, 116, pp. 530-532.
Robinson, O.F. (1999) The iudex qui litem suam fecerit explained. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung, 116, pp. 195-199.
Robinson, O.F. (1999) Ulpian. In: Gray, C.B. (ed.) The Philosophy of Law, an Encyclopedia. Routledge, pp. 875-876. ISBN 0815313446
1998
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Virtual Rome: Review: D. Favro, The Urban Image of Augustan Rome. Classical Review, 48(1), pp. 115-116. (doi: 10.1017/S0009840X00330670)[Book Review]
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Crime and punishment and human rights in ancient Rome. In: Jones, H. (ed.) Le Monde Antique et les Droits de l'Homme. Proceedings of SIHDA 1996. Centre de Droit Comparée et d'Histoire du Droit, pp. 325-334.
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Criminal Trials. In: Metzger, E. (ed.) A Companion to Justinian's Institutes. Cornell University Press, pp. 229-242. ISBN 0715627988
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Dedoken. In: Watson, A. (ed.) The Digest of Justinian. University of Pennsylvannia Press. ISBN 0-8122-1636-9
Robinson, O.F. (1998) An introduction to Roman criminal law. De Jure, 31, pp. 322-335.
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Justinian's institutional classification and the class of quasi-delict. Journal of Legal History, 19(3), pp. 245-250.
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Persons. In: Metzger, E. (ed.) A Companion to Justinian's Institutes. Duckworth, pp. 18-41. ISBN 0715627988
1997
Robinson, O.F. (1997) Review article: M. Crawford, ed., Roman Statutes. Journal of Legal History, 18, pp. 105-111.
Robinson, O.F. (1997) Review: W. Nippel, Public Order in Ancient Rome. American Journal of Legal History, 41(1), pp. 160-161.
Robinson, O.F. (1997) The Sources of Roman Law: Problems and Methods for Ancient Historians. Routledge: London. ISBN 0415089956
1996
Robinson, O.F. (1996) The role of the Senate in Roman criminal law during the Principate. Journal of Legal History, 17(2), pp. 130-143.
1995
Robinson, O.F. (1995) The Criminal Law of Ancient Rome. Duckworth: London. ISBN 0715626639
1994
Robinson, O.F. (1994) Ancient Rome: City Planning and Administration [Rev. ed.]. Routledge: London. ISBN 9780415106184
Robinson, O.F. (1994) Bracton and Hengham: the wages of virtue. Journal of Legal History, 15, pp. 73-76. (doi: 10.1080/01440369408531091)
Robinson, O.F., Fergus, T.D. and Gordon, W.M. (1994) European Legal History [2nd ed.]. Butterworths: London. ISBN 0406029768
1992
Robinson, O. (1992) An aspect of falsum. Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis: Legal History Review, 60(1), pp. 29-38. (doi: 10.1163/157181992X00025)
Robinson, O.F. (1992) Ancient Rome: City Planning and Administration. Routledge: London. ISBN 0415106184
1991
Robinson, O.F. (1991) Some thoughts on Justinian's summary of Roman criminal law. Bulletino d'Istituto di Diritto Romano, 33-34, pp. 89-104.
1990
Robinson, O.F. (1990) Report of the 1989 BLH conference in Glasgow. Juridical Review,
Robinson, O.F. (1990) The repression of Christians in the pre-Decian period: a legal problem still. Irish Jurist, 25-27, pp. 269-292.
1988
Gordon, W.M. and Robinson, O.F. [t. a. w. a. i. b.] (1988) The Institutes of Gaius. Series: Texts in Roman law. Duckworth: London. ISBN 0715625055
Robinson, O.F. (1988) The historical background. In: McLean, S. and Burrows, N. (eds.) The Legal Relevance of Gender. Humanities Press, pp. 40-60. ISBN 9780391035362
1987
Robinson, O.F. (1987) The status of women in Roman private law. Juridical Review, pp. 143-162.
1984
Robinson, O. (1984) Baths: an aspect of Roman local government law. In: Sodalitas: Scritti in Onore di Antonio Guarino. Editore Jovene, pp. 1065-1082.
Robinson, O.F. (1984) Canon law and marriage. Juridical Review, pp. 22-40.
1983
Robinson, O.F. (1983) Public law and Justinian's Institutes. In: Stein, P.G. and Lewis, A.D.E. (eds.) Studies in Justinian's Institutes in memory of J.A.C. Thomas. Sweet and Maxwell, pp. 125-133. ISBN 0421303204
1981
Robinson, O. (1981) Slaves and the criminal law. Savigny-Stiftung Zeitschrift fur Rechtsgesichte (romanistische Abteilung), 98, pp. 213-254.
1980
Robinson, O. (1980) The water supply of Rome. Studia et Documenta Historiae et Iuris, 46, pp. 44-86.
1977
Robinson, O. (1977) Fire prevention at Rome. Revue Internationale des Droits de l'Antiquite, 24, pp. 377-388.
1975
Robinson, O. (1975) The Roman law on burials and burial grounds. Irish Jurist, 10, pp. 175-186.
1973
Robinson, O. (1973) Blasphemy and sacrilege in Roman law. Irish Jurist, 8, pp. 356-371.
1968
Robinson, O. (1968) Private prisons. Revue Internationale des Droits de l'Antiquite, 15, pp. 389-398.
Articles
Robinson, O.F. (2004) The supernatural in the law of the Roman Republic. Annaeus, 1, pp. 261-268.
Robinson, O.F. (2002) Contribution à l'étude de la peine de mort sous la république romaine (509-149 AV. J.-C.) by Claire Lovisi : Review. Phoenix, 56, pp. 187-189.
Robinson, O.F. (2002) Federico M. D'Ippolito, Del fare diritto nel mondo romano: Review. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung, 109, pp. 608-609.
Robinson, O.F. (2002) A History of Private Law in Scotland. I. Introduction and Property. II Obligations, hg. Von Kenneth Reid/Reinhard Zimmermann: Review. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung, 109, pp. 551-560.
Robinson, O.F. (2001) Polybius on exile. IVRA: Rivista Internazionale di Diritto Romano e Antico, 52, pp. 19-27.
Robinson, O.F. (1999) Review: Building Rome : Roman Architecture and Society by J. C. Anderson, Jnr. Classical Review, 49(1), pp. 215-217. (doi: 10.1093/cr/49.1.215)
Robinson, O.F. (1999) The Civilian Tradition and Scots Law: Aberdeen Quincentenary Essays, hg von David L. Carey Miller/Reinhard Zimmermann: Review. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung, 116, pp. 530-532.
Robinson, O.F. (1999) The iudex qui litem suam fecerit explained. Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte: Romanistische Abteilung, 116, pp. 195-199.
Robinson, O.F. (1998) An introduction to Roman criminal law. De Jure, 31, pp. 322-335.
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Justinian's institutional classification and the class of quasi-delict. Journal of Legal History, 19(3), pp. 245-250.
Robinson, O.F. (1997) Review article: M. Crawford, ed., Roman Statutes. Journal of Legal History, 18, pp. 105-111.
Robinson, O.F. (1997) Review: W. Nippel, Public Order in Ancient Rome. American Journal of Legal History, 41(1), pp. 160-161.
Robinson, O.F. (1996) The role of the Senate in Roman criminal law during the Principate. Journal of Legal History, 17(2), pp. 130-143.
Robinson, O.F. (1994) Bracton and Hengham: the wages of virtue. Journal of Legal History, 15, pp. 73-76. (doi: 10.1080/01440369408531091)
Robinson, O. (1992) An aspect of falsum. Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis: Legal History Review, 60(1), pp. 29-38. (doi: 10.1163/157181992X00025)
Robinson, O.F. (1991) Some thoughts on Justinian's summary of Roman criminal law. Bulletino d'Istituto di Diritto Romano, 33-34, pp. 89-104.
Robinson, O.F. (1990) Report of the 1989 BLH conference in Glasgow. Juridical Review,
Robinson, O.F. (1990) The repression of Christians in the pre-Decian period: a legal problem still. Irish Jurist, 25-27, pp. 269-292.
Robinson, O.F. (1987) The status of women in Roman private law. Juridical Review, pp. 143-162.
Robinson, O.F. (1984) Canon law and marriage. Juridical Review, pp. 22-40.
Robinson, O. (1981) Slaves and the criminal law. Savigny-Stiftung Zeitschrift fur Rechtsgesichte (romanistische Abteilung), 98, pp. 213-254.
Robinson, O. (1980) The water supply of Rome. Studia et Documenta Historiae et Iuris, 46, pp. 44-86.
Robinson, O. (1977) Fire prevention at Rome. Revue Internationale des Droits de l'Antiquite, 24, pp. 377-388.
Robinson, O. (1975) The Roman law on burials and burial grounds. Irish Jurist, 10, pp. 175-186.
Robinson, O. (1973) Blasphemy and sacrilege in Roman law. Irish Jurist, 8, pp. 356-371.
Robinson, O. (1968) Private prisons. Revue Internationale des Droits de l'Antiquite, 15, pp. 389-398.
Books
Robinson, O.F. (2007) Penal Practice and Penal Policy in Ancient Rome. Routledge: London. ISBN 9780415416511
Robinson, O.F., Fergus, T.D. and Gordon, W.M. (2000) European Legal History : Sources and Institutions [3rd ed.]. Butterworths: London. ISBN 0406913609
Robinson, O.F. (1997) The Sources of Roman Law: Problems and Methods for Ancient Historians. Routledge: London. ISBN 0415089956
Robinson, O.F. (1995) The Criminal Law of Ancient Rome. Duckworth: London. ISBN 0715626639
Robinson, O.F. (1994) Ancient Rome: City Planning and Administration [Rev. ed.]. Routledge: London. ISBN 9780415106184
Robinson, O.F., Fergus, T.D. and Gordon, W.M. (1994) European Legal History [2nd ed.]. Butterworths: London. ISBN 0406029768
Robinson, O.F. (1992) Ancient Rome: City Planning and Administration. Routledge: London. ISBN 0415106184
Gordon, W.M. and Robinson, O.F. [t. a. w. a. i. b.] (1988) The Institutes of Gaius. Series: Texts in Roman law. Duckworth: London. ISBN 0715625055
Book Sections
Robinson, O.F. (2010) Bishops, bankers, and debt. In: Dondorp, H., Hallebeek, J., Wallinga, T. and Winkel, L. (eds.) Ius Romanum - Ius Commune - Ius Hodiernum: Studies in Honour of Eltjo Schrage on the occasion of his 65th birthday. Scientia Verlag: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Robinson, O.F. (2009) Justinian. In: Cane, P. and Conaghan, J. (eds.) New Oxford Companion to Law. Series: Oxford Companions. Oxford University Press, pp. 664-665. ISBN 978-0-19-929054-3
Robinson, O.F. (2007) The Role of Delators. In: Cairns, J. and du Plessis, P. (eds.) Beyond Dogmatics: Law and Society in the Roman World. Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh, pp. 206-220. ISBN 9780748627936
Robinson, O.F. (2006) Roman law: reality and context: The role of delators in Roman law and life. In: Festschrift für Herbert Hausmaninger. Manz'sche: Wien, pp. 255-267. ISBN 978-3-214-00086-8
Robinson, O.F. (2005) Some Peripheral Aspects of the Speech Pro Cluentio. In: van den Bergh, R. and van Niekerk;, G. (eds.) Ex Iusta Causa Traditum: Essays in honour of Eric Pool. University of South Africa, pp. 265-274.
Robinson, O.F. (2004) George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh. In: Domingo, R. and Pons, M. (eds.) Juristas Universales. Castellano: Madrid, pp. 441-443. ISBN 9788497681452
Robinson, O.F. (2004) Roman and Scots law entries. In: Garner, B.A. (ed.) Black's Law Dictionary. Thomson/West. ISBN 9780314151995
Robinson, O.F. (2003) Quintilian (Book III) and his use of Roman Law. In: Tellegen-Couperus, O. (ed.) Quintilian and the Law. Leuven University Press, pp. 59-66. ISBN 9058673014
Robinson, O.F. (2002) Quintilian and Adultery. In: Schermaier, M.J., Rainer, J.M. and Winkel, L.C. (eds.) Iurisprudentia universalis: Festschrift fur Theo Mayer-Maly zum 70. Böhlau, pp. 631-638. ISBN 341217601X
Robinson, O.F. (2002) Traduttore, traditore. In: Bergh, R. (ed.) Summa eloquentia : essays in honour of Margaret Hewett. University of South Africa: Pretoria, pp. 183-190.
Robinson, O.F. (2001) Gaius and the class of quasi-delict. In: Iuris vincula. Studi in onore di Mario Talamanca. Jovene, pp. 120-128. ISBN 9788824314213
Robinson, O.F. (2001) Justinian and the compilers' view of the iudex qui. In: Wacke, A., Knothe, H.-G. and Kohler, J. (eds.) Status Familiae : Festschrift für Andreas Wacke zum 65. Geburtstag am 28. April 2001. Beck, pp. 389-396. ISBN 9783406477966
Robinson, O.F. (2001) Unpardonable Crimes. In: Cairns, J.W. and Robinson, O. (eds.) Critical Studies in Ancient Law, Comparative Law and Legal History. Oxford University Press: Oxford, pp. 117-126. ISBN 1841131571
Robinson, O.F. (2000) Roman criminal law: rhetoric and reality. Some forms of rhetoric in the Theodosian Code. In: Pamiątkowe, K. and Zablocka, M. (eds.) Au-dela des frontiers: melanges de droit romain offerts a Witold Wołodkiewicz. Liber, pp. 765-785. ISBN 83 7206 047 9
Robinson, O.F. (1999) Ulpian. In: Gray, C.B. (ed.) The Philosophy of Law, an Encyclopedia. Routledge, pp. 875-876. ISBN 0815313446
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Crime and punishment and human rights in ancient Rome. In: Jones, H. (ed.) Le Monde Antique et les Droits de l'Homme. Proceedings of SIHDA 1996. Centre de Droit Comparée et d'Histoire du Droit, pp. 325-334.
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Criminal Trials. In: Metzger, E. (ed.) A Companion to Justinian's Institutes. Cornell University Press, pp. 229-242. ISBN 0715627988
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Dedoken. In: Watson, A. (ed.) The Digest of Justinian. University of Pennsylvannia Press. ISBN 0-8122-1636-9
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Persons. In: Metzger, E. (ed.) A Companion to Justinian's Institutes. Duckworth, pp. 18-41. ISBN 0715627988
Robinson, O.F. (1988) The historical background. In: McLean, S. and Burrows, N. (eds.) The Legal Relevance of Gender. Humanities Press, pp. 40-60. ISBN 9780391035362
Robinson, O. (1984) Baths: an aspect of Roman local government law. In: Sodalitas: Scritti in Onore di Antonio Guarino. Editore Jovene, pp. 1065-1082.
Robinson, O.F. (1983) Public law and Justinian's Institutes. In: Stein, P.G. and Lewis, A.D.E. (eds.) Studies in Justinian's Institutes in memory of J.A.C. Thomas. Sweet and Maxwell, pp. 125-133. ISBN 0421303204
Book Reviews
Robinson, O.F. (1998) Virtual Rome: Review: D. Favro, The Urban Image of Augustan Rome. Classical Review, 48(1), pp. 115-116. (doi: 10.1017/S0009840X00330670)[Book Review]
Edited Books
Robinson, O.F. (Ed.) (2012) The Laws and Customs of Scotland in Matters Criminal, by Sir George Mackenzie. Series: Publications (Stair Society). Stair Society: Edinburgh. ISBN 9781872517261