The ethical principles reflected in the system of „jus civilae” in Ancient Rome

Abstract

Law as a complex social reality interferes with other normative systems among which those of a moral-religious nature occupy a central place, suffering from them a direct influence both in terms of the realization of the law and in terms of its application. This ethical foundation of Roman law made possible the creation of a coherent normative system that crossed 12 centuries of existence remaining as a valuable treasure of the ancient civilization, which represented a configuration factor of future posthumous legal regulations. Making an exhaustive analysis of the legal phenomenon expressed by the concept of „jus civilae", we will show that the Romanian legislators combined tradition with innovation, valorizing, at the same time, the principles of a moral order creating legal institutions that have remained enshrined in the specialized doctrine