Ulpian's Appeal to Nature: Roman Law as Universal Law

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Abstract

In this paper I argue that against the political and perhaps even religiously motivated background of the Constitutio Antoniniana, in order to further enhance the appeal of Roman law, Ulpian seeks to connect law and nature by using Stoic terminology. However, his usage of this terminology is radically distinct from the perfectionist Stoic approach.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)60-76
Number of pages17
JournalTijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis
Volume83
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Constitutio Antoniniana
  • natural law
  • Roman law
  • Stoicism
  • Ulpian

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