o:2014 The concept of marriage in Roman law and the position of a woman in it Koncept braka u rimskom pravu i položaj žene u njemu sr ABSTRACT: This paper aims to present comprehensions about marriage and its various forms that existed in ancient Rome. The Roman legal tradition has lasted for more than a millennium and marriage, as a legal institute, has under- gone changes in its manifestations, from cum manu marriage to sine manu marriage until Justinian’s changes. Since the institution of marriage is di- rectly related to the position of the woman, the paper presents the rights and obligations that the woman had in relation to each of these forms of marriage. This is primarily related to her social status and property rights in connection with marriage and dowry. Historically, the importance of Roman law is in the fact that it represents the foundation of all the rights of the continental legal system, and we see the results of that evolution today, among other things, in our positi- ve marital and family law. Forms for marriage, consent of wills, property relations arising from marriage and other legal regulations under Roman law all significantly imply positive legal solutions. Although the social po- sition of a woman and her position in marriage was, in principle, poor, it changed for the better over time, as a result of the emergence and influence of Christianity, drastic changes in the economy, and the disappearance of patriarchal morality. REZIME: Ovaj rad ima za cilj da prikaže shvatanja o braku i njegove različite oblike koji su postojali u starom Rimu. Rimska pravna tradicija tra- jala je duže od jednog milenijuma i brak je kao pravni institut trpeo izmene u svojim pojavnim oblicima, od braka cum manu, preko braka sine manu sve do Justinijanovih izmena. Obzirom da se institut braka direktno odnosi i na položaj žene, u radu su prikazana prava, ali i obaveze koje je žena imala u vezi sa svakim od ovih oblika braka. To se pre svega odnosi na njen društveni položaj i imovinska prava u vezi sa zaključenjem braka i institut miraza. Istorijski posmatrano značaj rimskog prava predstavlja fundament svih pra- va kontinentalnog pravnog sistema, a rezultate te evolucije vidimo i danas, između ostalog, u našem pozitivnom bračnom i porodičnom pravu. Forma za zaključenje braka, saglasnost volja, imovinski odnosi nastali iz braka i ostala pravna regulativa iz rimskog prava, u značajnoj meri impliciraju po- zitivna zakonska rešenja. Iako je društveni položaj žene u braku, načelno bio loš, on se vremenom menjao na bolje, kao posledica pojave i uticaja hrišćanstva, drastičnih promena u privredi i nestanka patrijarhalnog morala. Keywords: marriage, position of woman, concubinage, cum manu, sine manu, dowry Ključne reči: brak, položaj žene, konkubinat, cum manu, sine manu, miraz 1552099 10.5937/ptp2002035P 1552101 0352-3713 2023-05-18T09:33:40.884Z 44 yes 46 Nenad Stefanović Pravni fakultet za privredu i pravosuđe u Novom Sadu, Univerzitet Privredna akademija u Novom Sadu; The Faculty of Law for Commerce and Judiciary in Novi Sad, The University of Business Academy in Novi Sad 0000-0002-7899-9585 Sara Zarubica person application/pdf 358381 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:2014 no yes 16 70 92000001 211A01 Pravo - teorija i praksa 37 2 35 47 2020