On the Significance of Roman Jurisprudence for the Formation and Development of Future Law

Abstract

The relevance of the research topic is due to the theoretical and practical significance of issues related to the influence of Roman jurisprudence on the formation and development of modern legal systems, as well as national branches of the law of individual countries. The main goal of the research is the systematic study and analysis of the relationship and mutual perception of Roman law with modern law. In accordance with the stated goal, the task of the research is the study of Roman law, as a unique phenomenon of human civilization, trends of perspective development for the future in the modern law of two legal systems of the world: continental and Anglo-Saxon. General scientific and special legal methods were used to achieve the goals and objectives of the research. The result of the research is the statement that the meaning of Roman law is determined by the significant influence on the history of mankind in the period when it was formed, as well as on the further development of law and culture in general. The conclusion of the study is the substantiation of the proposition that the need for scientific research in the field of private and public law, both for individual states and human civilization as a whole, their implementation in practical activities with the aim of solving urgent issues of legal regulation of social relations, stimulates the process of development and qualitative updating of theoretical ideas that exist in modern law. First of all, we are talking about the legacy of Roman law, its adaptation to modern social, economic, and political realities, the necessity, expediency, and effectiveness of its application under such conditions.