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2026-04-22T18:28:48+02:00

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In memoriam Eleonora Nicosia

2026-02-15T09:28:54+01:00

In memoriam ELEONORA NICOSIA

AN UNFINISCHED LESSON: COSIMO CASCIONE (26.4.1969-14.12.2024)

2026-03-31T20:19:37+02:00

Abstract

Memorial essay of the refined and autoritathive late romanist Cosimo Cascione, Professor at the University of Naples Federico II. The text traces the relevant human and scientific path, the academic career, highlighting his sensibility and cultural refinement.

A propósito de la traducción al español de Les juristes écrivains de la Rome antique. Les œuvres des juristes comme littérature

2026-03-23T20:42:44+01:00

Crónica del VI Congreso Internacional de Innovación docente en la era de la globalización, la inteligencia artificial en la docencia e investigación, celebrado en Oviedo, Asturias, los días 21, 22 y 23 de enero del 2026.

2026-04-16T10:08:21+02:00

Crónica del congreso de innovación docente celebrado en la Universidad de Oviedo en los días 21,22,23 enero de 2026

Memoria de publicaciones de Derecho Romano año 2025

2026-04-16T09:53:59+02:00

Recensión a Rui Manuel de Figueiredo Marcos, David Magalhães y Carmen López-Rendo Rodríguez (dirs.): Estudos em homenagem ao senhor professor doutor António dos Santos Justo, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, 2024, ISBN: 978-972-9464-30-0, 1056 pp.

2026-04-19T02:36:05+02:00

La obra Estudos em homenagem ao senhor professor doutor António dos Santos Justo (2024), editada por R. M. de Figueiredo Marcos, D. Magalhães y C. López-Rendo Rodríguez, reúne un conjunto de estudios que rinden homenaje a la trayectoria académica del profesor António dos Santos Justo. El volumen se articula en torno a diversas contribuciones que abordan cuestiones de carácter jurídico desde perspectivas históricas, dogmáticas y comparadas, reflejando la amplitud de intereses del homenajeado.

Recensión a José Domingo Rodríguez Martín: El Códice del pretor desesperado. Un libro de humor y Derecho romano. En serio, Ediciones Antígona, S. L., colección Filosofía, Madrid, 2025, ISBN: 978-84-10060-42-5, 235 pp

2026-02-09T12:59:32+01:00

Recensión al libro de JOSÉ DOMINGO RODRÍGUEZ MARTÍN: El Códice del pretor desesperado. Un libro de humor y Derecho romano. En serio, Ediciones Antígona S.L., Colección Filosofía, Madrid, 2025, ISBN: 978-84-10060-42-5, 235 páginas.

Flipped Classroom in Roman Law: A Proposal from the University of La Rioja. An Experience of Legal Education Innovation at the University of La Rioja

2026-01-11T17:19:51+01:00

This paper presents a proposal to implement the flipped classroom methodology in the Roman Law course at the University of La Rioja. Students work through the theoretical content at home, while class time is devoted to practical tasks, collaborative work and critical discussion. The article explains how this model was applied in specific activities and how it influenced students’ participation and performance. The results indicate that the flipped classroom encourages more active and meaningful learning, and is associated with higher motivation and better understanding on the part of students

The Deductio ex Mercede as a Self-Help Remedy in the Balance of the Synallagma of the Locatio Conductio Insularum: Nature of the Legal Mechanism and Roman Law Related Considerations on Articles 1577 of the Italian Civil Code and 2694 of the Louisiana Civil Code

2026-04-02T11:54:56+02:00

The balance within the consensual obligation “locatio conductio insularum”, that is the one between the contractual duties “uti frui-mercedem” in late Republican Roman law and the early Imperial period, represents an “etiological dogma” of the contract itself. It imposes itself as the major key to interpreting the conduct of the parties during the execution of the contractual relationship. Emblematic in this sense is the figure of the deductio ex mercede in urban-residential leases, whose practical purpose allows for an exploration of its nature, reasons, limits, and development even up to contemporary law. Drawing on the continental – French and Spanish – derivation of the civil law of the State of Louisiana, through an analysis carried out from a Roman law perspective purely, this paper aims to highlight the characteristic of the deductio ex mercede as a self-help remedy, an instrument of “Offensive Selbsthilfe” which, although it does not find an equivalent in codified Italian – and continental – ius privatorum, seems to have bequeathed its authentic features to the “repair and deduct remedy” required and regulated by Article 2964 of the Louisiana Civil Code.

The Widow as Legal Heir in Roman Law: Limits and Scope in Intestate Succession

2026-01-24T20:38:42+01:00

Following the death of one of the spouses, the position of the surviving spouse in intestate succession became increasingly important as family and marital concepts evolved. In the specific case of widows, their inheritance rights evolved from archaic law, where the conventio cum manu defined their inheritance rights, to the reforms of the Praetor and Justinian, which consolidated reciprocal succession between spouses and the marital quarter to prevent them from losing their financial protection. This process and the introduction of specific protection mechanisms reflect the transition from a strictly vertical inheritance system to a more flexible and horizontal configuration, in which the marital bond acquires a legally relevant role.

The Financing of Roman Theatre and Its Influence on Roman Political Life

2025-12-22T16:12:00+01:00

This paper examines the legal status of Roman theatre within the framework of public law, from its classification as res in publico usu to its later qualification as res universitatis, that is, collectively owned property intended for common use. It analyses the evolution of its legal regime from the Republican period to Justinianic law, with particular attention to the categories of public property and their administration. The study also explores the origins and development of theatre in Rome in its architectural, cultural, and religious dimensions, highlighting Greek and Etruscan influences. Special attention is devoted to the financing of the theatres of Pompey, Marcellus, and Balbus as expressions of evergetism and political propaganda, linked to personal prestige and aristocratic competition. Finally, the paper emphasises the role of theatre as a space of political communication, social cohesion, and symbolic construction of power in ancient Rome.

Origin and Content in Roman Law of the Suppositio Partus or the Crime of a Supposititious Birth (Current Article 220.1 of the Spanish Criminal Code, Organic Law 10/1995, of November 23)

2026-01-07T20:54:57+01:00

The present study examines the origins and development of the offence of suppositio partus in Roman law, from its initial formulation under the Lex Cornelia Testamentaria Nummaria of 81 BC to its subsequent evolution in Justinianic law. It analyses the legal definition of the offence, the protected legal interests, the applicable criminal procedure, and the corresponding system of penalties. The study includes a comparative analysis with the current regulation contained in Article 220.1 of the Spanish Criminal Code, thereby demonstrating the enduring influence of Roman principles on modern criminal law as reflected in Spanish criminal codification since 1822.

Teaching the History of Law Through Visual Approaches: Infographics and Generative Artificial Intelligence as Teaching Tools

2026-02-16T16:54:41+01:00

This paper examines the use of visualization and infographics as teaching resources in university-level History of Law courses, within a context marked by the transformation of contemporary modes of transmitting legal knowledge. Taking as its starting point the specific difficulties inherent to the discipline—arising from the complexity of legal sources, the plurality of historical legal orders, and the need to contextualize institutions and legal concepts—the study explores the value of visual representation as a form of cognitive mediation aimed at fostering a structured understanding of historical law.

The paper also addresses the role of generative artificial intelligence as a technical support tool in the design of teaching materials, particularly in the creation of infographics and visual resources. In this regard, it emphasizes the importance of maintaining critical supervision by academic staff and of preserving the historical-legal method. Alongside the opportunities offered by these tools, the paper analyzes their risks and limitations, including excessive simplification, anachronism, and uncritical or decontextualized interpretations of visual representations in the teaching process.

Finally, the paper is complemented by the experience developed within a Teaching Innovation Project at the University of Valladolid, which allows for an assessment of the reflective integration of visualization and artificial intelligence into the teaching of History of Law, without undermining academic rigor or the methodological tradition of the discipline.

Women and Wine in Ancient Rome: What the Law Did Not Forbid

2026-02-15T15:38:38+01:00

This work analyzes literary, epigraphic, and legal sources with the aim of discerning the nature of the prohibition on women drinking wine, the connected ban regarding women holding the keys to the cellar, and the related restrictions: dedicating themselves to its production and trade in Ancient Rome. In general, the legal character of these restrictions is assumed, but an exhaustive analysis reveals greater complexity. The literary sources allude to moral and social disapproval, since the cited leges of Numa and Romulus pose a legal significance that is perhaps imprecise. Epigraphy provides evidence of female participation in the production and trade of wine, which implies its consumption. The Corpus Iuris also does not seem to include a universal and explicit prohibition. Therefore, it appears that wine, a product of daily consumption and characteristic of Roman nature and society, also includes women.

Marriage, Family and Wealth: The Dowry as a Mechanism for Social Consolidation of the Bond

2026-03-01T12:44:00+01:00

This article analyses the legal status of women in Roman times based on an analysis of the institutions of marriage and dowry. First, it offers an overview of marriage as a historical and legal reality, emphasizing its institutional nature and its capacity to generate a set of reciprocal rights and duties between spouses. From this perspective, marriage is presented not only as a social fact, but also as a relationship with normative relevance, which can be analyzed—in functional terms—in light of categories similar to legal transactions, insofar as it produces effects and establishes legal positions within the family sphere.

Secondly, the article focuses on the dowry as a patrimonial mechanism associated with the marital bond. The analysis argues that the dowry did not operate, strictly speaking, as a constituent element or requirement for the validity of the marriage, but rather that the dowry negotiation was a key part of the family agreement between the future spouses, so that the dowry came to function as a social and economic prerequisite for the effectiveness of the marital project. Consequently, the dowry played a practical role in “consummating” the legal transaction represented by the marriage union, as it materialized its economic dimension, ensured its sustainability, and formalized family expectations, to the point of becoming a central part of the pre-marital negotiations. At the same time, we can see how the mechanisms for the restitution and protection of dowry assets evolved, protecting women and promoting female financial autonomy, especially among women of high social class.

Paterfamilias and Pater Patriae: Intersections of Public and Private Authority in Roman Law

2026-01-30T19:12:33+01:00

This work analyzes the parallels that existed in Roman law between the power exercised in the private sphere of the family and in the public sphere of the civitas. Authority was exercised in both spheres in a similar manner, serving jurists and literary authors as a reciprocal paradigm of power. This evolution culminated in the projection of the figure of the paterfamilias into the public sphere, where the title of pater patriae was adopted by important political figures to present themselves to society as protectors of the citizens.

Manumissions and Census in Light of “Fragment B” of Book IX of the Responsa of Papinian

2026-02-06T11:34:06+01:00

Abstract

The so-called “Fragment B” of Book IX of Papinian’s Responsa constitutes a key source for the study of manumissions and the persistence of the census populi in the 3rd century AD. Discovered in 1882 and initially reconstructed by Dareste, the fragment has been the subject of multiple doctrinal interpretations, from Esmein to contemporary Roman law scholarship. The core of the debate focuses on the validity of manumissions carried out by an incensus before the commission of a crime and on the possible extension of the poenae incensorum to the freed individuals.

Usureceptio ex fiducia y furtum

2026-02-16T17:04:20+01:00

This paper examines the usureceptio ex fiducia as a form of privileged usucapion designed to protect the fiduciant who lawfully recovered the fiduciary object without a formal retransmission of ownership. It analyses its historical foundations, as well as its relationship with the exclusion of furtum in certain cases. The study distinguishes between fiducia cum amico and fiducia cum creditore, with particular attention to situations in which the secured debt had not yet been extinguished. It also identifies the circumstances in which usureceptio did not apply, especially where the fiduciant unlawfully seized the object through violence, clandestine conduct, or in breach of the fiduciary’s right of retention. The analysis shows that this institution did not aim to modify the general system of usucapion, but rather to provide exceptional protection consistent with the coherence of Roman law.