Mietmaule or "thinking like a lawyer"

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Thomas, P.J. (Philippus Johannes)

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Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai

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The paper investigates the origins of the rather ambivalent expression “thinking like a lawyer”. It argues that Cicero strongly influenced the manner in which the classical Roman jurists argued and reasoned. This proposition is supported by the works of Seneca (elder) and Quintilian whose works reflect legal argumentation during an important period of Roman legal development.

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Roman law, Cicero, Lawyer, Seneca, Quintilian, Legal argumentation

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Thomas, P 2013, 'Mietmaule or "thinking like a lawyer"', Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai. Serie: Iurispudentia, vol. 3, pp. 1-14.