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

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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.
2026
978-10-411-3438-1
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].
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