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”’Melius de Villiers”’ (5 September 1849 – 6 July 1938) was a [[South Africa|South African]] [[jurist]], sometimes considered one of the country’s most influential, and the last Chief Justice of the [[Orange Free State]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Schulze |first=W. G. |date=2006 |title=CHIEF JUSTICE MELIUS DE VILLIERS: A CAPE LIBERAL |
”’Melius de Villiers”’ (5 September 1849 – 6 July 1938) was a [[South Africa|South African]] [[jurist]], sometimes considered one of the country’s most influential, and the last Chief Justice of the [[Orange Free State]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Schulze |first=W. G. |date=2006 |title=CHIEF JUSTICE MELIUS DE VILLIERS: A CAPE LIBERAL |
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WITH A ROMAN-DUTCH HEART |journal=Fundamina |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=223-234 |via=}}</ref> His brother was [[Chief Justice of South Africa]] [[John de Villiers, 1st Baron de Villiers|John Henry de Villiers]]. Melius’s book, ”The Roman And Roman-Dutch Law of Injuries”, published in 1899, is an historically significant study of the ”[[actio iniuriarum]]” and a foundational text in the [[South African law of delict]]. |
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Melius de Villiers (5 September 1849 – 6 July 1938) was a South African jurist, sometimes considered one of the country’s most influential, and the last Chief Justice of the Orange Free State.[1] His brother was Chief Justice of South Africa John Henry de Villiers. Melius’s book, The Roman And Roman-Dutch Law of Injuries, published in 1899, is an historically significant study of the actio iniuriarum and a foundational text in the South African law of delict.
