Is law good for everything? Cover Image

Czy ustawa jest dobra na wszystko?
Is law good for everything?

Author(s): Anna Pikulska-Radomska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: ancient Rome; usury; leges sumptuariae; leges cibariae;political corruption;

Summary/Abstract: The Roman Republic struggled with many pathologies. These included usury, excessive profligacy, excesses in food and drink, gambling and political corruption. These phenomena caused far-reaching negative social consequences, so the state tried to eliminate them by means of laws. Their history clearly shows that they were extremely ineffective. They were published with noble intentions of improving customs in a broad sense and stopping the negative phenomenon of the disappearance of the features of the former ethos. They were an expression of the noble but somewhat naive faith presented by the Roman legislator that a problem could be solved by means of a law. This faith was shaken many times, and the reality of the functioning of these regulations proves that the society will always find a way to circumvent regulations that are not adapted to the conditions in which it lives.

  • Issue Year: 20/2019
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 39-50
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish