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On reception of Greek maritime norms, or how to find a perfect place for a foreign principle in the Roman legal system

The aim of the following contribution is to analyse the circumstances and challenges that lay ahead Roman jurists during the process of integrating foreign legal principles into the structure of the Roman legal system. Beside the well-known assimilation of Greek philosophy, legal thinking and customs into the distinctive layers of Roman legal culture, the Romans took over maritime institutes, which, due to the economic significance of long-distance maritime trade, formed an integral part of the ancient lex mercatoria. By focusing on the Rhodian principle (lex Rhodia de iactu), which was adapted and altered to meet the intensive development of Rome's maritime economy and the enhancements of trade and relations between Rome and its neighbouring nations, this paper aims to elucidate the phenomenon of reception of foreign legal principles through the camouflage of commercial customs into the existing architecture of Roman law.

foreign principle ; Jettison ; Lex Rhodia ; maritime norm ; reception

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