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Synthesize the three stages of the legal history of Rome - Coggle Diagram
Synthesize the three stages of the legal history of Rome
Introduction
Principate (31 BC-284 AC)
Dominate (284-476 AC)
Republic (510-31 BCE): From monarchy to aristocracy
Main Clauses
Evolution of legal procedures
Legis Actio + Formulae
No ritual basis
Formula for proceedings
Appointment of judge
Demonstration of facts
Statement of claims
Condemnatio
Inter partes
Cognitio extraordinaria
One stage trial led by imperial officer
Inquisitorial system (investigation of evidence)
Imperial courts handling civil and criminal law cases
Legis Actio
2 stage trial
Parties + praetor
Parties + judge
Accusatorial system
Ritual basis
3 sociopolitical contexts
Principate
Pax Romana after Civil War -> Ara Pacis
3 branches controlled by the emperor
Divine affair -> new conception of power
Peak of legal development
Dominate
Divine affair
Decline in jurisdiction, time of crisis
Imperial legislation
Codification of legal development
Republica
2 consuls
3 branches controlled by the senate
Public affair
Foundation of legal development
Centralization for order and eficiency
Legislative activity from being a public concern to being a statal issue
Control of legislative activity: Augustus, specialized jurists
Control of legislative activity: the senate
Conclusion