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(resumé) The Concept of Legal Subjectivity in Roman law The goal of this thesis is to present the concept of legal subjectivity and legal capacity in Roman law and to demonstrate how this subject is connected with essential issues in Roman law such as citizenship, personal freedom and personal status. The first part of the thesis introduces the concept of legal subjectivity and offers definitions and descriptions of legal subjectivity and legal capacity provided by reputable legal experts and historians. The second part of the thesis focuses on the legal subjectivity of natural persons and consists of several chapters which further elaborate on specific subchapters to the main topic of the second part; specifically: citizenship, personal freedom, slavery and personal status in the Roman family. The concept of Capitis Deminutio, which is so specific to Roman law and non existent in modern legal systems, is also discussed in this part of the thesis. The second part also attempts to shed light on the abundantly discussed topic of the legal position of women in Roman society My endeavour was to point out that laws governing women, which would be considered discriminatory by today's lawyers, were functional and naturally accepted in Roman society. An explanation of the Roman legal institutions of... |
