The value of Roman law in the life of human society

(1) The nature of the law is different, ancient Chinese law includes two natures: slavery and feudalism, while ancient Roman law only has the nature of slavery.

2) The legal structure is different. In ancient China, there was no distinction between civil and criminal law, while ancient Roman law was developed in private law and public law was not developed.

3) The content of the law is different. Ancient Roman law had the earliest legal person system and personality rights system, while China did not.

4) The status of the jurist. Ancient Roman jurists had a high status, and some jurists had official legal doctrines, while ancient Chinese law was completely dominated by the government.

5) Historical influences are different. Ancient Chinese law only influenced Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other East and Southeast Asian countries, thus forming the Chinese legal system, while ancient Roman law positively influenced many countries in medieval Europe, and also had a significant impact on modern law and jurisprudence.

1. Maintain the rule of the Roman Empire, the timely formulation and effective implementation of various laws and regulations; At the same time, personal property relations such as debts and inheritances are regulated.

It has eternal value that transcends time, region and nation; In particular, the impact on the legal system of continental Europe is more direct;

2. Regulating the social contradictions at that time was the precursor and source of the modern capitalist legal system; It provides humanity with a new form of governing the state, replacing man with the rule of law.

governance, which has promoted the progress of human civilization;

3. To promote the economic development of the empire, the Roman civil law borrowed from the laws of the Gentiles without touching the original civil law system, breaking through the limitations of the civil law and becoming simpler.

Human nature inevitably makes people emotional, and the law is biased towards reason. One of the outstanding values of law is the maintenance of social order. Placing the hope of political management on the individual is tantamount to pinning the fate of the country on the ever-changing emotions rather than on the rational and reliable nature.

Even if there are such and such flaws in the law book, he is more solid and stable than the impulsive person, which is reassuring.

Rome was a slave state, and it was also the most typical rule of law state in the ancient world. Roman law played a huge role in regulating the living conditions of Roman society, resolving social conflicts, and maintaining Roman slave ownership. Roman law was the product of the development of the production of simple commodities.

He made detailed provisions on the various legal relations in the production of commodities, which became the most complete and typical law reflecting the production and exchange of commodities in ancient times, and not only played an important role in maintaining the rule of the Roman Empire, but also had a profound impact on the development of capitalist private law in later generations.

1.Maintained and stabilized the rule of the Roman Empire. 2.It provides a blueprint for the formulation of laws in modern European and American countries, and is a pioneer in modern European and American laws. 3.He created the system of judicial trials in modern Europe and the United States.

property was not infringed upon, and the rights and interests of all citizens within the Roman territory were protected. The empty key also provided a convenient advantage for the slave owner's wording!

Role: Maintain the rule of the Roman Empire.

timely enactment and effective implementation of various regulations; At the same time, personal property relations such as debts and inheritances are regulated.

Influence has an eternal value that transcends time, region and nation. In particular, the impact on the legal system of the European continent is more direct.

Function: Regulate the social contradictions at that time and maintain the rule of Roman slave owners.

Influence: 1. It is the precursor and source of the modern capitalist legal system.

2. It provides a new form of rule and management for mankind, replaces the rule of man with the rule of law, and promotes the progress of human civilization.

Roman law is the cornerstone of modern law, and both continental and common law systems developed under the influence of Roman law. Typical concepts of property rights, jury system, etc.

Roles and Impacts.

Status: Roman law, which began with the Law of the Twelve Tables and was summarized by the Justinian Civil Law, is the most abundant and systematic ancient law in the history of the world, and has the most extensive influence on later generations.

Role in the development of Rome: The enactment and implementation of Roman law maintained and stabilized the rule of the Roman Empire. With the expansion of the empire, a large number of free cities were established, and the legal and political system of the empire was pushed to every corner of the empire, consolidating the political and economic foundations of the empire.

Implications for future generations:

It provides an ideological source for the civil rights theory of the emerging bourgeoisie in modern times, and provides a theory for the bourgeoisie to defeat the ecclesiastical and secular feudal forces.

It provides a ready-made legal form for the development and consolidation of the capitalist economy.

It provides a model for the legislation of modern continental European countries.