ENNENKEL, Georgius Acacius

"Ex libris avocat Defuisseaux. Ennenkel calls the parents-children relationship 'the closest and strongest of all human ties and contracts'. He begins with an introduction to the meaning of 'parent' and 'child' according to Roman and civil right, with the help of authorities like Baldus de Ubaldis. The second section is an historical overview of laws among the Romans, Greek and Jews, touching on the murder of children and the extent of parental authority. The following discuss dozens of legal topics, such as 'pietas' between parents and children; the rights and duties of fathers (e.g., their authority, their right to take revenge (e.g., killing an adulterous daughter); in case of 'frightful events' children are not compelled to obey their fathers, what happens after a father's death); the necessity of parental consent for marriages... A scarce and fascinating reference work for the history of children and the family"