Duration
24 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025
The main objectives of the course are to analyse various legal issues in contemporary legal systems that are rooted in Roman legal tradition, and try to determine in which measure the original context of the formation of a particular rule, legal maxim or term may be useful in solving the current legal problems. Roman law influenced various legal systems throughout history up until the present moment, in the first place through the so-called European ius commune and the major civil codes. In general, Roman legal tradition is a core element of contemporary legal systems. The course builds upon this notion, focusing on the analysis and the discussion of specific (selected) legal topics. Methodologically, the course is based on the elaboration of current legal issues, which are analysed taking into account their apparent origins. In the process, the emphasis will be put on the analysis of particular cases (“law in action”), the contemporary case law, but also the original cases in the context of which specific rules, legal maxims or terminology were shaped. This course will thus tackle particular legal concepts, trace their roots within the Roman legal tradition, and then re-contextualise current problems taking into account their historical background.
Lecturers:
1. Tommaso Beggio, University of Trento
2. Tomislav Karlović, University of Zagreb
3. Henrik-Riko Held, University of Zagreb
4. Franciszek Longchamps de Bérier, Jagiellonian University of Krakow
5. Mirza Hebib, University of Sarajevo
6. Janez Kranjc, University of Ljubljana
7. Marko Kambič, University of Ljubljana
8. Kaius Tuori, University of Helsinki
9. Gregor Albers, University of Linz
10. Giovanni Cossa, University of Siena
11. Jacob Giltaij, University of Amsterdam
12. Simona Tarozzi, University of Trento
13. Alan Uzelac, University of Zagreb
14. Constantin Willems, Marburg University
15. Michael Binder, University of Vienna
16. Adrian Häusler, University of Zürich/University of Warsaw
17. János Erdődy, Pázmány Péter Catholic University of Budapest
18. Grzegorz Blicharz, Jagiellonian University of Krakow
19. Marco Falcon, University of Padova
20. Mattia Milani, University of Foggia
21. José-Domingo Rodríguez Martín, University of Vienna
22. Enrico Sciandrello, University of Torino
23. Silvia Schiavo, Roma Tre University
24. Andreja Katančević, University of Belgrade
25. Vid Žepič, University of Ljubljana
26. Yaiza Araque Moreno, Complutense University of Madrid
27. Lisa Cowan, University of Edinburgh
28. Giulia Fanesi, University of Edinburgh
29. Kamil Gryczyński, Jagiellonian University of Krakow
