G china- EU School of law中欧法学院 lcic0ne中者去甲 Rome legacy in the base of europe European law it is not roman law but the idea of rome do is in the base of the cultural construction of Europe The roman empire (27 a C. -476 d c) was a Mediterranean empire based on the idea of city civitas [the civitas rome Legal certainty existed only in the frame of the city Law regulated very few things ownership, transfer of ownership, use of things, inheritance . ="civil"law Law only regarded relationships among private individuals Elaborated by jurisconsults it was fundamentally a jurisprudential lawRome legacy in the base of Europe • European law it is not Roman law BUT the idea of Rome do is in the base of the cultural construction of Europe • The Roman Empire (27 a. C.- 476 d. C) was a Mediterranean empire based on the idea of city = civitas [The Civitas = ROME] – Legal certainty existed only in the frame of the city – Law regulated very few things: ownership, transfer of ownership, use of things, inheritance… = “civil” law – Law only regarded relationships among private individuals – Elaborated by jurisconsults = it was fundamentally a jurisprudential law