SYSTEM OF PENALTIES IN ROMAN LAW
SYSTEM OF PENALTIES IN ROMAN LAW

Summary/Abstract: The heritage of Roman law is most evident in the field of civil law. However, the legacy of Roman law also constitutes Roman criminal substantive and criminal procedural law. It seems that this segment of Roman law is unjustly ignored in scientific research. The subject of this paper is a system of penalties in Roman law, as part of Roman criminal law. Author emphasized that the system of penalties was changed in different epochs of the Roman state. Also, there is a noticeable slightly presence of corporal punishment, which corresponded perfectly to the pragmatic spirit of the Romans. The paper aims to point out the significance of the penalty system in Roman law for the functioning of the Roman state, as well as the necessity of its further study.

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