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"Utilitas" in Roman Jurists' Legal Interpretation

This study offers a comprehensive analysis of utilitas , a central concept in Roman law, and its pivotal role in shaping legal interpretation. Moving beyond its traditional view as a merely pragmatic tool, utilitas is shown to guide legal outcomes that not only address practical needs but also align with broader ethical values of righteousness and justice. It argues that a complete understanding of utilitas in legal reasoning - both in meaning and function - can only be achieved by synthesizing jurisprudential, philosophical, and rhetorical perspectives. Through this interdisciplinary lens the book demonstrates that decisions made utilitatis causa , exceptional in their departure from established legal rules, can only be fully understood through the lens of rhetorical theory of legal inte…

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