Proud to be pioneers
Roman law was taught in English for the first time at an Andalusian University in the academic year 2019-2020. Since then, this subject has been offered in the bilingual degree of Law and Business Management and Administration at Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), in Seville. The proposal arose within the Roman Law Area of the Law School and, finally, it was brought to life by Professor Bernardo Periñán and myself. Once initiated, the teaching of Roman law in English has continued until today, and it has been scheduled for the next academic year as well. We hope that, perhaps in the future, it might be included in other bilingual degrees at UPO, as it has turned out to be a complete success. The beginnings, however, were not trouble-free. First, it was needed to translate the whole Teaching-Guide into English, but the most problematic issue was to choose an adequate text-book for the students. The choice fell on the Scottish hundred-page book titled Roman L