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General Considerations Regarding the Historic Evolution of Roman Law
LawGeneral Review considerations vol. VII, regarding special issue,the historic December evolution 2017, of p.Roman 5-11 Law 5 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE HISTORIC EVOLUTION OF ROMAN LAW Cristinel-Ioan MURZEA Professor, PhD Faculty of Law “Transilvania” University of Braşov [email protected] Abstract The historic evolution or Roman law was in a determination relation with the factors which configure law, especially the social-political ones or the economical ones, but also those which pertain to the natural background in which Roman society evolved, thus passing from the citadel-state to the “polis” type of state and then to the universal state - the Roman empire - which would later become a model of political, military and legal organization for the entire antic world. Roman law was created in the history of the eleven centuries of existence or the Roman state which passed several stages of development, excelling in the classical age when, given the great reforms which are performed under the direct influence of the praetorian, the main legal magister, certain principles and legal institutions are created which proved to be viable across the centuries to follow, thus directly influencing the subsequent legislative activity in the modern and contemporary age in the European space. Keywords: positive law, factors which configure law, legal magister, the ages of Roman law, praetorian law, praetor’s edict The generic classification of law in the category of those disciplines which study society seen in its dynamics and historic evolution, has caused famed personalities of Roman jurisprudence to state that “where there is society, there is also law – ubi societas ibi Jus”1 an aphorism which allowed for reciprocity according to which – ubi jus ib societas2. -
The Beginning of Roman Law Jurisprudence and Teaching in the Twelfth Century: the Authenticae
Rivista Internazionale di Diritto Comune 22 (2011) 35-53 KENNETH PENNINGTON The Beginning of Roman Law Jurisprudence and Teaching in the Twelfth Century: The Authenticae There has been vigorous debate in recent years about when and where jurists began to teach Roman law. That debate is the larger context in which this essay should be read1. Here I will attempt to provide evidence for one aspect of the jurists’ work at the dawn of the * Kelly-Quinn Professor of Ecclesiastical and Legal History, The Columbus School of Law and the School of Canon Law, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. 1 Anders Winroth has argued that the teaching of Roman law in Bologna began in the 1130’s, The Making of Gratian’s Decretum (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and thought 49; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000) 173; I have written several essays discussing the appearance of Roman law in secular and ecclesiastical legal texts of the first half of the twelfth century and have concluded that the teaching of Roman law must have begun in the early twelfth century or even before. See K. Pennington, ‘The Birth of the Ius commune: King Roger II’s Legislation’, Rivista Internazionale di Diritto Comune 17 (2006) 23-60; idem, ‘The Practical Use of Roman Law in the Early Twelfth-Century’,Handlung und Wissenschaft: Die Epistemologie der Praktischen Wissenschaften im 12. und 13. Jahrhundert, edd. Matthias Lutz-Bachmann and Alexander Fidora (Wissenskultur und Gesellschaftlicher Wandel 29; Berlin: Akademie Verlag 2008) 11-31; idem, ‘The “Big Bang”: Roman Law in the Early Twelfth-Century’, Rivista Internazionale di Diritto Comune 18 (2007) 43-70; idem, ‘Roman Law at the Papal Curia in the Early Twelfth Century’, Canon Law, Religion, and Politics: Liber Amicorum Robert Somerville, edited by Uta-Renate Blumenthal, Anders Winroth, and Peter Landau (Washington, DC. -
Part I Prolegomena
Part I Prolegomena Chapter I The Evolution towards a New Jus Gentium: The International Law for Humankind I. The Historical Emergence of Jus Gentium Jus gentium (of Roman law) had its origins in private law,1 having subsequently entered also the realm of the conceptual universe of the law of nations.2 It origi- nally consisted of common principles governing legal relations in general. Grad- ually the concept of jus gentium was enlarged, so as to encompass what came to be known as the general principles of law.3 In the XVIth century, Francisco de Vitoria conceived the new jus gentium of his days as governing the relations of all peoples (including the indians of the new world) and individuals, in conditions of independence and juridical equality, pursuant to a universalist outlook (totus orbis). In a world marked by diversifi cation (of peoples and cultures) and plural- ism (of ideas and cosmovisions), the new jus gentium secured the unity of the societas gentium.4 It could not possibly be derived from the “will” of its subjects, but rather based on a lex praeceptiva, apprehended by human reason. In Vitoria’s view, jus gentium was applicable to all peoples and human beings (even without the consent of its addressees); societas gentium was the expression of the funda- mental unity of humankind, wherefrom jus gentium ensued, and provided the juridical basis (deriving from a lex praeceptiva of natural law) for the totus orbis, 1 On the concept of jus gentium in classic Roman law, cf., e.g., Gabrio Lombardi, Ricerche in Tema di “Ius Gentium”, Milano, Giuff rè, 1946, pp. -
Sions. This Was a Reference to the Truly Anti-Slavery Royal Edict of August 2, 1530, See (Vi) (4) Above
sions. This was a reference to the truly anti-slavery Royal edict of August 2, 1530, see (vi) (4) above. And so the Pope writes to the Cardinal to say that although the Indians are non-Christians, they have not been deprived [i.e. by a juridical act of the Papacy] of their freedom or of ownership of their own possessions, nor are they to be deprived of these. They are not to be exterminated by slavery, but are to be invited to Christian life by preaching and example. The Cardinal is commanded by the Pope to provide an effective defence for the Indians in this matter, and to forbid all Spaniards to reduce the Indians into slavery by any means whatsoever or deprive them of their possessions in any manner, under pain of excommunication if they do so.(1M) The Pope clearly approved the Royal edict which had prohibited enslavement of American Indians by any one of the titles of Roman civil law. But the Pope had evidently not been informed that this Royal edict had already been abrogated on February 20, 1534, by a subsequent edict which had once more authorized the enslavement of Indian prisoners captured in just warfare, (vi) (4) above. Charles V was irritated by the Papal Brief to the Cardinal, and advised the Pope to annul it, since it was injurious to the Imperial right of colonization and harmful to the peace of the Indies. So Pope Paul III duly annulled Pastorale Offidum on June 19, 1538, by the Brief Nonlndecens Videtur.aM) Meanwhile, however, four days after writing Pastorale Offidum to the Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo, Pope Paul III on June 2,1537, addressed <"•> Brief Pastorale Offidum. -
8 the Ignorant Seller's Liability for Latent Defects: One
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by DSpace at VU 8 The Ignorant Seller’s Liability for Latent Defects: One Regula or Various Sets of Rules? Jan Hallebeek* A. INTRODUCTION B. ROMANLAW (1) Traces of historical developments in the Corpus iuris (2) Justinianic law C. THE ERA OF THE GLOSSATORS (1) Early legal scholarship (2) Placentinus and Johannes Bassianus (3) Azo (4) The last generation of glossators (5) Conclusions (a) Actio empti; actio quanti minoris (b) Praetorian remedies (c) The view of Accursius D. FROM THE GLOSSA ORDINARIA TO THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY (1) Romano-canonical procedure (2) The school of Orleans and Cinus E. THE ERA OF THE COMMENTATORS (1) Liability of the ignorant seller in case oflatent defects (2) The scope of the Aedilician actio quanti minoris (3) Claiming price reduction: one remedy or various sets of rules? F. CONCLUSIONS * The author is grateful to Kees Bezemer (Leiden) and Wim Decock (Leuven) for their comments on a draft version of this paper and to Margaret Hewett (Cape Town) for correcting the English and for further advice. 170 EUP_Cairns_09_Ch8.indd 170 24/02/2010 14:50 the ignorant seller’s liability for latent defects 171 A. INTRODUCTION In 1999 a European Directive was issued that required specific protection for the buyer of consumer goods. This was subsequently implemented in the various European jurisdictions. When repair or replacement of these goods, in the case of non-conformity, is impossible or cannot be demanded or when the seller refuses to provide either of these solutions, the buyer has the remedies of reduction in price and rescission.1 The corresponding liability of the seller does not necessarily depend on explicit warranties, contractual clauses or any kind of malicious intent (mens rea) on his side, but is simply imposed by the law or based on an implied warranty. -
Origin of the Twin Terms Jus Ad Bellum/Jus in Bello
Origin of the twin terms jus ad bellum/jus in hello by Robert Kolb The august solemnity of Latin confers on the terms jus ad helium and jus in bello1 the misleading appearance of being centuries old. In fact, these expressions were only coined at the time of the League of Nations and were rarely used in doctrine or practice until after the Second World War, in the late 1940s to be precise. This article seeks to chart their emergence. The doctrine of just war The terms jus ad bellum and jus in bello did not exist in the Romanist and scholastic traditions. They were unknown to the canon and civil lawyers of the Middle Ages (glossarists, counsellors, ultramontanes, doctors juris utriusque, etc.), as they were to the classical authorities on international law (the School of Salamanca, Ayala, Belli, Gentili, Grotius, etc.). In neither period, moreover, was there a separation between two sets of rules — one ad bellum, the other in bello.2 Robert Kolb is preparing a doctorate in international law at the Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva; his thesis is entitled La bonne foi en droit international public (Good faith in public international law). Original: French 1 Jus ad bellum refers to the conditions under which one may resort to war or to force in general; jus in bello governs the conduct of belligerents during a war, and in a broader sense comprises the rights and obligations of neutral parties as well. 2 P. Haggenmacher, Grotius et la doctrine de la guerre juste, Paris, 1983, pp. -
PDF, Formato B5
Lucha de clases y quiebra de la legalidad constitucional en la Roma tardorrepublicana Madrid Octubre de 2019 Publicaciones Jurilog Lorenzo Peña y Gonzalo LUCHA DE CLASES Y QUIEBRA DE LA LEGALIDAD CONSTITUCIONAL EN LA ROMA TARDORREPUBLICANA* Lorenzo Peña (del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid) ••• Sumario 0. Preámbulo. 0.1. Ocasión y motivo del presente ensayo. 0.2. Plan del actual estudio. 0.3. La noción de lucha de clases. 1. Recapitulación de los hechos: ¿qué fue la conjuración de Catilina? 2. Irrelevancia histórica de la presunta conjura de Catilina del año 63. 3. Reconsideración de las figuras de Mario, Pompeyo y Craso. Optimates y populistas. 4. Valoración de Publio Clodio Pulcro. 5. Clodio y Catilina. 6. Clodio, los esclavos y el asesinato de Bouillæ. 7. Las nonas decembrinas del 63 y el exilio de Cicerón (58-57). 8. La esclavitud en Roma. 9. El proletariado en Roma. 10. Vitalidad de la religión politeísta. 11. Las instituciones político-jurídicas de la Roma tardorrepublicana. 11.1. División de poderes en la República Romana. 11.2. Las asambleas populares. 11.3. La constitución republicana y el bloque de constitucionalidad. 11.4. Las XII Tablas y la prohibición del priuilegium. 11.5. El Senado. Su potestad de anulación legislativa. 11.6. La potestad exoneratoria del Senado. 11.7. El valor legislativo de los senatus consulta. 11.8. El senatus consultum ultimum (SCU). 11.9. Recapituación del debate con Sir Fergus Millar. 11.10. Las tesis de Francisco Pina Polo sobre la antijuridicidad de muchas decisiones políticas en la Roma tardorrepublicana. 11.11. ¿Reconocía la constitución romana los derechos del hombre? 12. -
Jason Taliadoros I. INTRODUCTION This Paper Is an Attempt to Reflect
SACRED RULES, SECULAR REVELATIONS: THE CONCEPTIONS OF RIGHTS IN PRE-MODERN EUROPE Jason Taliadoros I. INTRODUCTION This paper is an attempt to reflect on the methodological approaches that I bring to ‘reading law’ in my current project on understandings of individual rights in the legal and theological texts of the twelfth- and early thirteenth-century Middle Ages, entitled ‘Sacred Rules, Secular Revelations: The Conceptions of Rights in Pre-Modern Europe’.1 It is first necessary to say something about my own intellectual background, which informs the methodologies that I employ in this research. I am an historian and lawyer. Following my undergraduate training in law and history, I worked as a lawyer in private and in-house roles off and on for more than five years. In one of these ‘off’ periods, I completed my PhD in the discipline of history, although the subject matter of my thesis dealt with legal history, intellectual history, history of law, and the history of ideas. For a time I taught medieval history in Australia and the United States. In a subsequent, but not contiguous, ‘off’ period, I published this PhD thesis as a monograph (Taliadoros 2006b). My current role is the third ‘off’ 1 This research forms part of my Discovery Project ‘Sacred Rules, Secular Revelations: The Conceptions of Rights in Pre-Modern Europe’, which is funded by the Australian Government ARC through its National Competitive Grants Program and institutionally supported by the School of Historical Studies at Monash University. I wish to acknowledge and thank both these institutions. Sortuz. Oñati Journal of Emergent Socio-legal Studies. -
Roman Law and Global Constitutionalism
DOMINGO.DOCX (DO NOT DELETE) 2/6/2020 3:56 PM Roman Law and Global Constitutionalism RAFAEL DOMINGO* TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................217 I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................218 II. APPLYING SOME LESSONS FROM ROMAN LAW TO GLOBAL CONSTITUTIONALISM ...............................................................................221 A. Cosmopolitan Spirit .......................................................................221 B. Unwritten Constitution ..................................................................223 C. Respect for Tradition .....................................................................225 D. Nonsovereign State Paradigm .......................................................226 E. A Integrated Idea of Public Law....................................................228 F. Recovering the Idea of Necessity as a Source of Binding Law...................................................................................230 G. A Nonfoundational Approach to Constituent Power......................232 H. A Nonpositivist Approach to the Law.............................................235 I. Centrality of Litigation and Plurality of Jurisdictions...................237 J. A Practical Law Connected With Reality.......................................239 III. CONCLUSION ...........................................................................................240 ABSTRACT -
The Classification Into Branches of Modern Legal
THE CLASSIFICAT ION IN T O BRANCHES OF MODERN LEGAL SYS T EMS 443 Revista de Derecho de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso XXVII (Valparaíso, Chile, 2º semestre de 2006) [pp. 443 - 472] THE classiFicatiON INTO BRANCHES OF MODERN LEGAL SYSTEMS AND ROMAN laW TRADITIONS [“La clasificación en ramas de los sistemas legales modernos y las tradiciones del Derecho romano”] GÁBOR HAMZA * RESUMEN ABS T RAC T El presente trabajo se basa en la lec- This paper is based on the author’s ción inaugural del autor para su ingreso opening lesson upon his entry into the en la Academia Húngara de Ciencias; y Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He en él examina las diversas divisiones en hereby discusses the various divisions in partes o ramas de que ha sido objeto el parts or branches of the Law throughout Derecho, a través de la historia, empe- history, beginning with those formulated zando por las formuladas por los juristas by Roman jurists of public and private romanos, de Derecho público y privado y Law, and of civil and praetorian (hono- Derecho civil y pretorio (honorario). Es rary) Law. The first one has undoubte- sobre todo la primera que ha tenido una dly some influence, which the author influencia posterior, que el autor analiza analyzes among the commentators, in entre los glosadores y comentaristas, en la the humanistic judicial practice, and in jurisprudencia humanística y en diversas several later schools, with an extension escuelas de la época posterior, con exten- to Scottish law and to the common law sión al derecho escocés y al common law, and, of course in the juridical science of y desde luego en la Ciencia jurídica de the XIX and XX centuries. -
Western European Legal History
Western European legal history Section B: Interactions of Roman and local law: twelfth–sixteenth centuries A.D.E. Lewis This study guide was prepared for the University of London by: Professor A.D.E. Lewis, MA LLB (Cantab), Professor of Comparative Legal History at University College London. This is one of a series of study guides published by the University. We regret that the author is unable to enter into any correspondence relating to, or arising from, the guide. If you have any comments on this study guide, favourable or unfavourable, please use the form at the back of this guide. Publications Office The External Programme University of London Stewart House 32 Russell Square London WC1B 5DN United Kingdom www.londonexternal.ac.uk Published by the University of London Press © University of London 2007 Printed by Central Printing Service, University of London All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher. Contents Contents Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Gratian and the formation of the learned Canon law 3 1.1 Gratian and his Decretum 4 1.2 The context of Gratian’s work 5 1.3 Gratian and Roman law 7 Chapter 2 The consolidation of Roman law: the Glossators 11 2.1 The study of Roman law at Bologna 12 2.2 The literature of the glossators 13 2.3 The University of Bologna and its personnel: Bulgarus and Martinus 14 2.4 The spread of the glossatorial tradition and its consolidation 15 2.5 Canon law and Roman law 17 Chapter 3 The expansion of Roman law -
Simona Negruzzo the ARCHIGINNASIO, the SEAT OF
65 Simona Negruzzo THE ARCHIGINNASIO, THE SEat OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA IN MODERN TIMES The Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna, believed to be the first university in the Western world, began its life towards the end of the 11th century, when the masters of grammar, rhetoric and logic opened a school of juridical studies. Thereafter, teaching independent of the ecclesiastical schools became rooted in the city and the school became famous beyond its borders due to some of its most illustrious masters, such as the glossarist Irnerius and his disciples and followers (Bulgarus, Martinus Gosia, Jacobus and Hugo de Porta Ravennate).1 Originally, the free collectio of funds among the disciples guaranteed the teaching. However, there was no regular method of financing until the municipality of Bologna assumed responsibility for the costs and thereby stabilised the city’s schools; Frederick Barbarossa also moved to protect the young institution with an Imperial Constitution (1158) that was supposed to safeguard the teaching from the intrusion of external authorities and scholares who were travelling for reasons of study. Moreover, the students themselves gained strength based on their origins: on the one hand, there was the Citramontani (from near the Alps on the Italian peninsula, but not the Bolognese, Lombards, DOI: https://doi.org/10.12697/BJAH.2018.15.06 A special thanks to Ilaria Maggiulli and Ugo Dovere. 1 Cf. Enrico Spagnesi, Wernerius Bononiensis iudex. La figura storica d’Irnerio (Firenze: Olschki, 1970). 66 SIMONA NEGRUZZO Tuscans or Romans), and on the other, the Ultramontani (non-Italians living beyond the Alps, including the French, Spanish, Provencal, English, Picards, Burgundians, Normans, Catalans, Hungarians, Poles, Germans, etc.).