Kilka spostrzeżeń o prawie rzymskim w Gimnazjum i Liceum w Krzemieńcu
Some remarks upon Roman law in Krzemieniec Middle and High School

Summary/Abstract: Krzmieniec Middle (est. 1805) and later on High School (est. 1819) in Volhynia was famous for its high educational standards and wide curriculum, whose important part constituted legal courses. The following subjects were lectured in Krzemieniec: natural law, political system, Polish as well as Russian border law, Polish-Lithuanian law (domestic law), and Roman law. The last two were lectured alternately by the graduates of Vilnius University – Ignacy Oładkowski, Józef Jaroszewicz, and Aleksander Mickiewicz. The teaching staff did not confine themselves solely to didactic activity, but they pursued ambitious scientific goals as well. Ołdakowski was one of the first Poles to deal with the philosophy of law. He was also comparing Polish law with the Napoleonic Code. Jaroszewicz, who was following the newest scientific trends, excitedly received the discovery and publication of the Institutes of Gaius. He was exploring the influence of Roman law on Old-Polish law. This very scientific problem was also within Mickiewicz’s field of interest. Some preserved manuscripts enable us to recreate the main outline of the lectures, as well as bibliography used by the professors, or even the number of listeners attending the courses.

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