C'hapter ; Origins, Developments and Unforeseen Results 'This chapter focuses \er\’ preciseK' on the twin springs of this hook, h'irst, that a knowledge of Roman legal history (and of other systems) and its subsequent dcwelopments are vital for an understanding of law today Second, that an awareness of wh\’ toda\ 's law is as it is should be an important element and guide in de\eloping law for the future. The argument of the chapter is simple: that the origins of a legal rule, institution or structure, are often determinati\ e for its future de\ elopment with consequences that could not ha\e been foreseen, hence were newer intended, at the outset. On this basis then, to understand the law of toda\' and tomorrow, we must ha\ e knowledge of the past. Law contains much of the mysterious. 59
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