За правото като "изкуство за доброто и справедливото"
About the Law as “Art of the Good and the Fair”

Author(s): Malina Novkirishka- Stoyanova
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Roman law
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: Publius Juventius Celsus; law; Roman jurists; art; ars; ius; definition
Summary/Abstract: The definition of law as "Art of the Good and the Fair" by the great Roman jurist Publius Juventius Celsus originated on the border of two centuries - 1st and 2nd century AD. It was the period when he lived and worked. Analyzing Celsus's definition of law, fundamental questions arise: in what sense is law defined as art (ars), and to what extent is there a complete identification between ius and ars? Analyzing Celsus's opinion, the semantic emphasis is considered to be on the identification of law with art. But it is not about any art, but about that which is bound up with the good and the fair. Such a definition was necessary in the time of Celsus and Ulpian as well as Justinian and is mainly associated with the definition of the high place of jurists in society and the stimulation of those who study law. It is still needed today to remind us what the mind of jurists should be in the creating and applying the law.

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