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The concept of marriage in Roman law and the position of a woman in it
(engleski)

Koncept braka u rimskom pravu i položaj žene u njemu
(srpski)

srpski

ABSTRACT: This paper aims to present comprehensions about marriage and its various
forms that existed in ancient Rome. The Roman legal tradition has lasted
for more than a millennium and marriage, as a legal institute, has under-
gone changes in its manifestations, from cum manu marriage to sine manu
marriage until Justinian’s changes. Since the institution of marriage is di-
rectly related to the position of the woman, the paper presents the rights
and obligations that the woman had in relation to each of these forms of
marriage. This is primarily related to her social status and property rights
in connection with marriage and dowry.
Historically, the importance of Roman law is in the fact that it represents
the foundation of all the rights of the continental legal system, and we
see the results of that evolution today, among other things, in our positi-
ve marital and family law. Forms for marriage, consent of wills, property
relations arising from marriage and other legal regulations under Roman
law all significantly imply positive legal solutions. Although the social po-
sition of a woman and her position in marriage was, in principle, poor, it
changed for the better over time, as a result of the emergence and influence
of Christianity, drastic changes in the economy, and the disappearance of
patriarchal morality.
(engleski)

REZIME: Ovaj rad ima za cilj da prikaže shvatanja o braku i njegove
različite oblike koji su postojali u starom Rimu. Rimska pravna tradicija tra-
jala je duže od jednog milenijuma i brak je kao pravni institut trpeo izmene u
svojim pojavnim oblicima, od braka cum manu, preko braka sine manu sve
do Justinijanovih izmena. Obzirom da se institut braka direktno odnosi i na
položaj žene, u radu su prikazana prava, ali i obaveze koje je žena imala u
vezi sa svakim od ovih oblika braka. To se pre svega odnosi na njen društveni
položaj i imovinska prava u vezi sa zaključenjem braka i institut miraza.
Istorijski posmatrano značaj rimskog prava predstavlja fundament svih pra-
va kontinentalnog pravnog sistema, a rezultate te evolucije vidimo i danas,
između ostalog, u našem pozitivnom bračnom i porodičnom pravu. Forma
za zaključenje braka, saglasnost volja, imovinski odnosi nastali iz braka i
ostala pravna regulativa iz rimskog prava, u značajnoj meri impliciraju po-
zitivna zakonska rešenja. Iako je društveni položaj žene u braku, načelno
bio loš, on se vremenom menjao na bolje, kao posledica pojave i uticaja
hrišćanstva, drastičnih promena u privredi i nestanka patrijarhalnog morala.
(srpski)

Keywords: marriage, position of woman, concubinage, cum manu, sine manu, dowry
(engleski)

Ključne reči: brak, položaj žene, konkubinat, cum manu, sine manu, miraz
(srpski)