| La Loi a Rome: Histoire d'Un Concept Contributor(s): Magdelain, Andre (Author) |
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ISBN: 2251328769 ISBN-13: 9782251328768 Publisher: Les Belles Lettres OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback Language: French Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Series: Etudes Anciennes Serie Latine |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.30 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: English summary: It is common knowledge that law is a key component of the legacy bequeathed to our world by Ancient Rome. However, perhaps this evidence prevents us from grasping the fact that Roman law did not necessarily rely on the same foundations as our law of today and that, even in Rome, the formulation of a "modern" concept of law took quite a long time. A. Magdelain, who left us in 1993 and who was one of the most renowned experts on Roman law, proves it in this book on the concept of Roman law. In early Roman history, it was holder of power, the king and later the magistrate, who dictated the law which the people could only ratify - the Latin for this was accipere legem ("to receive the law") - and even then it entered into effect only when the Senate had vested it with its "authority," the one thing that could render it operative. It was only gradually that the principle of popular sovereignty came into being and that the law appeared as being derived from the will of Rome's citizens. This work remains one of the best examples of a historical approach to Roman law and shows how important legal frameworks are in order to understand the ancient Roman world. French description: Il est bien connu que, dans l'heritage que l'Ancienne Rome a legue au monde actuel, le droit occupe une grande place. Mais cette evidence nous empeche peut-etre de comprendre que le droit romain ne reposait pas necessairement sur les memes bases que notre droit actuel et qu'a Rome meme, une conception moderne du droit a mis du temps a s'imposer. A. Magdelain, mort en 1993 et qui fut un des meilleurs specialistes en matiere de droit romain, le montre dans ce livre a propos du concept de loi. Au debut, c'est le detenteur du pouvoir, le roi puis le magistrat qui dicte la loi, que le peuple n'a qu'a ratifier - le latin disait recevoir la loi, accipere legem - et encore n'entrait-elle en vigueur que lorsque le Senat lui avait donne son autorite, seul susceptible de la rendre operatoire. Ce n'est que peu a peu que le principe de la souverainete populaire s'est fait jour et que la loi est apparue comme emanant de la volonte des citoyens. L'ouvrage reste un des meilleurs exemples d'approche historique du droit romain et montre combien les cadres juridiques sont importants pour comprendre le monde de la Rome ancienne. |
