Kaleniuk O., Savchuk O. The importance of principles of civil procedure for the formation of roman civil process

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33098/2078-6670.2025.19.31.61-66

Purpose. The purpose of the article is analyze the stage of formation of Roman civil process, to identify the axiological potential of the principles of civil procedure, and to show the systemic connection between the public and private components in the process of implementing these principles in legal practice. Methodology. The methodology includes comprehensive historical and legal analysis of the axiological basis of the Roman civil law system in the process of its formation. During the research such methods of scientific knowledge were used: terminological, axiological, logical-semantic, functional, systemic-structural, comparative. Results: It was determined, that thanks to the comprehensive application of the principles of civil procedure in the public and private spheres, the Roman law system acquired a supranational character, creating the proper foundation for the effective functioning of European legal systems. After all, it is precisely thanks to the practical implementation of the principles of civil procedure developed by Roman lawyers that modern European legal systems have acquired an axiological determination, the defining characteristic of which is a comprehensive approach to the administration of justice. Scientific novelty. During the researchit was determined, that the practical implementation of the principles of civil procedure in the system of Roman law has a positive impact on modern concepts of legal understanding and lawmaking, provided that they are properly transformed and adapted to the civilizational challenges of today. Practical significance. The results of the research can be used in law-making and law enforcement activities during the historical and legal justification of the need to humanize the legal system.

Key words: Roman civil process, principles of civil procedure, private law, public law, principle of dispositivity, principle of adversarial proceedings, principle of publicity, principle of openness, principle of justice.

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