Zu den klassischen Ursprüngen des Verjährungsrechts

Abstract

Abstract The Roots of Prescription in Classical Roman Law: While it is widely presumed that prescription did not exist in Classical Roman Law, the author intends to show that, within certain areas of law, prescription was already in existence in Augustan times. The praescriptio temporis was used in penal and civil procedure alike and was submitted during preliminary proceedings. The most prominent prescription, the praescriptio longi temporis, stemmed from Roman fiscal law and potentially originated in Flavian times.