# The Rule of Law in Ancient Rome - Portail Universitaire du droit > Source : [Portail Universitaire du Droit](https://univ-droit.fr) > URL : https://univ-droit.fr/recherche/actualites-de-la-recherche/parutions/60056-the-rule-of-law-in-ancient-rome > Description : the rule of law in ancient rome, présentation de l’éditeur this volume brings together the study of the rule of law—the idea that the law should ... ## Parution - **ISBN** : 978-0-198-95932-8 - **Éditeur** : Oxford University Press ## Résumé Présentation de l’éditeur This volume brings together the study of the rule of law—the idea that the law should protect citizens from arbitrary exercises of power—and the study of ancient Rome. Its chapters apply insights and approaches drawn from modern legal theory in order to understand the ways in which Romans thought about law and the place of law in their community, the extent to which Roman institutions and political norms protected citizens against the arbitrary exercise of power, and how these ideas and practices changed with Rome’s transition from republic to empire. Part I offers an overview of the modern concept of the rule of law and some of the challenges and possibilities of seeking a rule of law in ancient Rome. Part II focuses on the Roman republic and the relationship between key institutions and the law (including the senate, magistrates, people, and state religion), as well as the attitudes of some prominent late republican individuals towards the rule of law. Part III on the principate and empire explores aspirations for the rule of law in the wake of civil war, the relationship between the emperor and the law, and the nature of the emperor’s role as above the law but guarantor of justice. Together, the chapters reveal a world where elements of the rule of law are recognizable but inconsistently realized and sometimes subordinate to alternative ideals of justice, popular sovereignty, or the personal authority of individuals.   Sommaire Introduction Part I Framing Questions 1 The Rule of Law: A Thought PatternMichael Sevel 2 In Search of a Roman Rule of LawMichael Peachin PART II The Republic 3 Cato and the Rule of LawKit Morrell 4 The Populus and the Rule of LawAmy Russell 5 ‘Rule of Law’ and the Gods in the Late RepublicCatherine Steel 6 The Praetor’s Edict and the Rule of LawAndrew Pettinger 7 Non Iure Rogata: The People, the Senate, and the Rule of Law in Republican RomeW Jeffrey Tatum 8 Not in the Last InstanceAndrew M Riggsby Part III Principate and Empire 9 Aspiration, Accountability, and Abuse: Augustus and the Law in Post-Conflict RomeEleanor Cowan 10 Princeps Legibus Solutus Est an Non? Cultures of Legality in the Roman EmpireTristan S Taylor 11 The Emperor as the Good Judge: The Emergence of Roman Imperial Jurisdiction as a Discourse on Justice and Rule of LawKaius Tuori 12 Some Remarks on Certainty in Roman LawCosimo Cascione† End Matter ## Métadonnées - **Catégorie** : Parutions - **Publié** : 2025-11-05 ## Tags Droit romain, Histoire du droit, Histoire du droit, Institutions, Justice, Monde gréco-romain, Pouvoirs, Régimes politiques, République, Souveraineté, Théorie du droit --- *Portail Universitaire du Droit — [univ-droit.fr](https://univ-droit.fr)*