Historical Context of the Application of Private Law in the Geographic Space of Transylvania in Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Abstract

The following contribution constitutes a short primer for the studies contained in the present issue of Acta Universitatis Sapientiae – Legal Studies. We present the historical, legal, and administrative context for the development of private law in the geographic region known as Transylvania during antiquity and the Middle Ages. We make reference to the major questions of private law which shall be analysed by the various authors of this thematic issue.