Mores im klassischen römischen Recht

'¿Mores¿ in classical Roman law. A functional reflection. Vol. 1. Methodological, Linguistic and Conceptual-Historical Foundations. ¿Mores¿ with Binding Force. Vol. 2: ¿Contra Bonos Mores¿ as a Legal Term in Need of Concretisation': The relevance and mode of action of ¿mores¿ in Roman law have been disputed for a long time. In the light of recent research on methodology, their functions are induced from the legal sources. Only ¿mores¿ based on the ¿consensus¿ of the Roman people were directly mandatory. Others require recognition by princeps or jurists. ¿Contra bonos mores¿ served, in edictal context, to delimit permitted and prohibited behaviour, otherwise to ensure coherence of decisions with regard to the legal and value system.

Awarded the Hermann Conring Prize 2026.