This contribution aims to investigate the significance of the expression lex contractus (lex privata) concerning the phenomenon of the normativity of will. Specifically, this study will examine the complex role of ‘private will’ – as expressed in the construction of id quod actum est – in shaping contractual types and contributing to their development and enrichment.
Galeotti, S. (2026). ‘Voluntas’ as ‘lex’. The ancient roots of a modern legal idea. In Tommaso dalla Massara (a cura di), Individual Will and the Civil Law Tradition: Rethinking Lex Privata (pp. 49-70). Oxon-New York-Torino : Routledge-Giappichelli [10.4324/9781003669869-4].
‘Voluntas’ as ‘lex’. The ancient roots of a modern legal idea
SARA GALEOTTI
2026-01-01
Abstract
This contribution aims to investigate the significance of the expression lex contractus (lex privata) concerning the phenomenon of the normativity of will. Specifically, this study will examine the complex role of ‘private will’ – as expressed in the construction of id quod actum est – in shaping contractual types and contributing to their development and enrichment.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
