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The transnational dimension of ius mercatorum, whose very name bears the hallmark of its juridical particularism, led some contemporary jurists to refer to lex mercatoria as an ‘a-national’ legal order. However, this... more
Roman Law: An Introduction offers a clear and accessible introduction to Roman law for students of any legal tradition. In the thousand years between the Law of the Twelve Tables and Justinian’s massive Codification, the Romans developed... more
W książce przedstawiono zasadę proporcjonalności jako instrument umożliwiający kontrolę politycznie umocowanych działań władzy, które w nomenklaturze prawnej określa się mianem „władzy dyskrecjonalnej” lub „swobodnego uznania”. Oznaczało... more
1. Antoni Dębiński: Introduction to the subject of the conference: the role and significance of Roman law in the legal history of Europe 2. Tomasz Giaro: Roman Law always dies with a codification 3: Mychajło Bajmuratow From Roman... more
Justinian’s Legislation in Italy before and after the Gothic War As was already clear in Dante Alighieri’s mind, the main legacy of the emperor Justinian is undoubtedly his legislation. Especially starting from the 12th century and up to... more
This Article delves into the reasons for the current crisis in the traditional international law system, considering how the system developed through the centuries in order to respond to the needs and circumstances of past historical... more
http://www.centropgm.unifi.it/cache/quaderni/44/0216.pdf An unpublished speech of Alberico Gentili to the Oxford scholars in defence of jurisprudence. Several manuscripts of Alberico Gentili (S. Ginesio 1552 - London 1608) are conserved... more
itt: bibliográfiai és egyéb ismertető. Szerkesztette: Takács Péter. Szerzők: Bódiné Beliznai Kinga, Bóka Zsolt, Bors Szilvia, Deli Gergely, Egresi Katalin, Erdős Csaba, Ganczer Mónika, Herédi Erika, Horváthy Balázs, Kajtár István
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Ius vigilantibus scriptum est / Nec stultis solere succurri / Ignorantia iuris. Roman jurist Papinian paraphrased his master’s saying and incorporated it into the imperial rescript. The maxims: Scaevola’s "vigilantibus iura scripta sunt"... more
Riassunto: Il testo illustra la condizione giuridica della donna nel Medio Evo, con particolare riferimento al suo status processuale. Malgrado i divieti contenuti nel "Corpus iuris civilis" e nel "Decretum Gratiani", i giuristi attivi... more
La relación entre la historia del derecho y la historia del libro no ha sido muy estrecha. Ambas disciplinas han tenido una vida académica y un recorrido dispar. Sin embargo, no dejan de tener notables parentescos y puntos de encuentro,... more
Il realismo giuridico scandinavo ha fondato i propri assunti su premesse epistemologiche assolutamente originali: la Scuola di Uppsala -- fulcro di questo particolare indirizzo di pensiero -- si è caratterizzata per il saldo retroterra... more
When confronted with cases of self-killing, medieval jurors had to contend with a vast array of often conflicting concerns, from religious and folkloric condemnations of the act of suicide, to fears for the welfare of the family of the... more
SOMMARIO: 1. Premessa. - 2. Il testo manoscritto: sua presumibile datazione. - 3. Alberico indica al padre i testi agostiniani relativi all’origine dell’anima. - 4. I quattro Sonetti già noti di Alberico Gentili. - 5. Una... more
Il secondo tomo di Almum Studium Papiense rappresenta una nuova tappa del viaggio nella storia dell’Università di Pavia, tra personalità, luoghi e vicende che hanno caratterizzato l’epoca della dominazione spagnola (1535-1706). Come... more
The Judicial and Legal Reality of Odnodvortsy in the Light of Wincenty Dunin-Marcinkiewicz’s Work The Nobility of Pinsk Abstract The article presents an analysis of historical and legal reality depicted in Wincenty Dunin-Marcinkiewicz’s... more
Un duc et pair se scandalise qu'un premier Président du Parlement de Paris ne le salue pas tête découverte en prenant son opinion. Les parlementaires rechignent à recevoir le garde des Sceaux avec les honneurs dus au premier d'entre eux,... more
En envisageant les différentes occurrences du phénomène juridique dans l’œuvre de Pascal (à la fois comme sujet, comme moyen et comme lieu pour la polémique ou l’apologétique), il s’agit dans cet article de montrer que le rapport de... more
Sin dal suo arrivo in Inghilterra Alberico Gentili è al centro di una fitta corrispondenza con giuristi, teologi, uomini di cultura che, attraverso il rapporto epistolare, sollevano questioni di natura giuridica. Buona parte di questa... more
Cette these porte sur les mutations semantiques qu'a subies le mot "personne" depuis la codification de Bonaparte jusqu'a la Premiere guerre mondiale. Elle montre que le mot conservait ses emplois et sens traditionnels... more
an analysis of codification
An obvious downside of any slogan or motto is that it is necessarily a simplified version of what it attempts to convey. Thus while they may provide a handy hook, the very 'catchiness' and accessibility of mottoes often serve to disguise... more
The paper presents two ways of understanding human dignity i.e. rational dimension of our human nature, making us ethically exceptional and deserving for special protection. Those two ways of understanding human rationality have inspired... more
Les plaidoyers publiés par l’avocat Antoine Le Maistre (1608-1658) permettent de relever les techniques employées, les autorités invoquées, la dialectique mise en œuvre. Cet avocat a passé la seconde partie de sa vie à parfaire des... more
L’objet de cet article est d’éclairer à partir de l’exemple de Jérôme Bignon (1589-1656), avocat général au Parlement de Paris, la relation entre les formes et la topique du raisonnement juridique tel qu’il apparaît dans ses plaidoyers et... more