Roman Civil Law Report

History

Introduction

Roman law is not only the code of law that the ancient Romans followed, but is also the foundation of civil law present in countries seen today, such as Canada and the United States. The earliest developments of Roman law were closely associated with many other aspects of society. These aspects include religion and moral values, philosophy of law, and ‘customs and conventions’. This section of the report will cover a brief history of the major events that helped develop Roman law. The following topics that will be covered include Jurisprudence, The Twelve Tables, and The Code of Justinian.

Jurisprudence (Philosophy of law) Jurisprudence, otherwise known as the Philosophy of Law, is made up of many different philosophers

Before the creation of the Twelve Tables, there was a struggle for legal, social protection, and civil rights between the privileged class and the common people. In response to these struggles, a commission of ten men referred to as “Decemviri Legibus Scribundis” which translates to “Ten Men for Writing Laws”, were appointed to draw up a code of law which would apply to both the privileged class and the common people. The laws inscribed on 12 tablets were displayed in the Forum, which is the largest public square in Rome, were organized by topic and covered nearly every aspect of Roman life such as marriage, court cases, and property rights. These tablets allowed any Roman citizen to walk to the Forum and consult the code. The majority of the laws in the Twelve Tables dealt with Private Law and Public Law. Public laws included Criminal cases and cases involving the relationship of citizens and interactions with the Roman government. At the beginning of the Twelve Tables, Public law was originally written for threats against the state and treason. Near the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire, Public law included extortion, embezzlement, murder, and forgery. Private law, on the other hand, dealt with the legal relationship between

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