Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Authority in law is manifested not only through norms and sanctions, but also through symbols that express authority, power, and position within a hierarchical structure. This paper focuses on the analysis of symbols of power in Roman law, examining their legal, social, and ideological significance, and particularly their reception into current canon law. Roman law, as the foundation of European legal culture, provides a rich set of legal symbols that have also influenced the development of canon law. Canon law adopted and adapted many of these symbols, while at the same time giving them a new – sacred – meaning. The article offers a comparative view of these two legal traditions and points to the continuity and discontinuity in the perception of legal power and its representation.
Source: PRÁVNĚHISTORICKÉ STUDIE
Author: Veronika Pétiová
Institution: Comenius University Bratislava
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7155191523