THE Elizabeth I University welcomed the I International Law Congress: the role of women’s rights in Roman law. Historical development up to the present day. José Manuel López Jiménezdean of the Faculty of Legal and Economic Sciences, underlined during the inauguration that the congress “represents a challenge and a responsibility” and represents “a collaborative effort” which will result in a publication on the evolution of these rights.
The condition of women in Rome
The inaugural lecture, by Professor Maria José Bravo Boch from the University of Vigo, explored the position of women in the Roman world, marked by submission to father of the family and the values of majorum morals. “Women defined as matrons were expected to behave in accordance with virtue and morality so that no man could doubt them.Well done Boch explained. With examples like the myth of Lucretius and restrictive laws like Lex Oppia and the Lex Voconiadetailed how women’s autonomy was limited and how the jurist Ulpiano came to characterize women as imbecile sexemphasizing the need for guardianship.
International Perspectives on Women in Roman Law
The teachers Alessio Guasco, Aniello Parma, Paul Palumbo And Fausto Giumettifrom the Università Giustino Fortunato and the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, provided their vision on the legal situation of women at the end of Rome. Guasco addressed the restrictions imposed on widows in ancient timesinfluenced by Christianity and sanctions against remarriage, while Parma addressed the role of wives and concubines of Roman soldiers and Palumbo dealt with the situation of women in the Canon law and its transformation under Christianity. For his part, Giumetti explored the persistence of the stigma of sexual violence since the stunning cum vim even modern cases like that of The pack in Spain.
Contributions from Argentine universities
Among the Argentine speakers, Susana Isabel Estrada from the Catholic University of Santiago del Estero (Argentina), analyzed how the Roman patriarchy justified female guardianshipinfluence that reached the Civil Code of Vélez Sársfield in Argentina, modified in 2015. Annabella Facciuto Kaedfrom the University of Buenos Aires, explained how Cicero presented women at two extremes, the matron wave prostituteemphasizing that the midwifery model entered into crisis at the end of the Republic.
Fabio Isaac Arriagadafrom the Universidad del Este La Plata, addressed the use of Latin aphorisms in the Supreme Court of Argentina, which, in its 168-year history, has had only three women, reflecting a persistent gender inequality. Finally, Jose Carlos Costa And Alfredo Gustavo di Pietro They explained how in Roman law certain rights were granted to women in a subordinate position, and they discussed the pactum displicantiaeprecursor of modern trial sales.
Additional communications
The congress included several communications: Valentin NavarroCaro explored the religious role of women in Rome, Carmen Cortés Roman addressed the financial capacity of women, Ramiro GrauCelma exposed the pact not used as a prostitute to protect Roman slaves, and Joel Harry Clavijo Suntura addressed the place of women within the Roman family in the figure of the paterfamilias.
This conference from Isabel I University offered an in-depth and current perspective on how gender concepts and the position of women in Roman law continue to influence contemporary legislation and legal culture.
