G. Reception of the Jus Commune in Europe
 

• Influences on the adoption of a common law:
• commitment of a superior authority?
• canon law and the Church
• French law: what about the monarchy?
• German law: Holy Roman Empire
• accessibility and permanence of local law
• were the local customs codified?
• were they founded on a Roman law base?
• availability of training and education of professionals
• what are the students studying?
• how are they studying it?
• how important to the particular system are trained professionals?
• Fabronis v. Marradi Ball Players, p. 327 (Florence 1780)
• what sources does the court rely on for its decision?
• what was the general principle of source hierarchy (Gorla)?
• roman texts
• judicial precedent
• Florentine
• other courts
• scholarly writings
• what role does the use of analogy play?