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Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
On-line version ISSN 2182-7435
Abstract
KONCZOL, Miklós. The Relevance of Roman Law: A Look at its Roles and Ideologies. Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais [online]. 2017, n.112, pp.99-114. ISSN 2182-7435. https://doi.org/10.4000/rccs.6597.
The paper examines legal historians' discourses concerning the interpretation of Roman legal sources. It does so by analysing two examples of scholarly debates: one on the use of Roman law as an atemporal legal doctrine, and one in which Roman law appears as a historical manifestation of natural law. The focus is on the different uses of the concept of ‘ideology' and the possible roles of Roman law in legal education. It is argued that the concept of identity can meaningfully contribute to our understanding of these debates as well as to the study of Roman law in general.
Keywords : identity; ideology; legal profession; natural law; Roman law.