HUMAN DIGNITY BETWEEN THE ACCEPTANCES OF ROMAN LAW AND THE PERCEPTION OF THE ROMANIAN LEGISLATOR NOWADAYS

Abstract

The aspects of human dignity have aroused my interest for a long time and I have been following this notion since my university studies. Subsequently, from the point of view of my teaching activity and also that of my lawyer, I had the opportunity  to observe and analyze directly the factors that can influence human dignity, as well as the perception of people in relation to it. This allowed me to better understand how I should pursue both my professions. Through this work I  intend to make a presentation of the expression “human dignity” as it was perceived in ancient Rome. I started from the fact that Roman law inspired most of the legal systems, including Romanian law, no doubt. Then, I intend to talk about the  way in which human dignity is protected by Romanian law nowadays. In order to reach my goal, I also considered a few works by some well-known authors (more or less), who were directly and directly involved in the analysis of the human dignity  idea. I used the comparative analysis of the ideas expressed in those works. As a result of this analysis I have come to a conclusion that I wish to be a starting point in further researching the idea of “human dignity”. I am aware of the fact  that in this paper I could not carry out a complete or complex analysis of the notion analyzed, but I only opened a door through which I would like to enter other people interested in this fascinating subject.