The concept of iustitia for the Roman jurists

Abstract

The iustitia has been, since the beginning, a vast field of study, in particular for the jurists that belong to the Roman tradition, like Ulpian and Cicerone. They had already understood that this concept hovered around two main ideas: the justice understood in the contexts of will and in the human moral sphere. The search for justice must not be seen as something archaic or obsolete, but as something that nourishes the same science of law.

Keywords: Iustitia; Cicerone; Ulpiano; Gallo; Aequitas; voluntas.