Próby regulacji mobilności społecznej w późnym Cesarstwie Rzymskim na przykładzie corporati obnoxi i ich dominium
Attempts of the regulation of the social mobility in the late Roman Empire in relation to the corporati obnoxii and their property

Summary/Abstract: The main legal source for the post-classical Roman imperial law – Codex Theodosianus – contains many interesting regulations about social and economic issues. Among them there are constitutions devoted to the property rights of the specified social groups. In the 4th century Roman authorities reformed administrative, social and economic system of the state in order to soften the effects of the “crisis of the 3rd century” and restore the public order and efficiency of the economy and taxation. The essential aspect of the reform was the introduction of the many restrictions in relation to the various groups of population which had important position in the social and economic structure of the lat Roman Empire. In the paper Author discusses some roman imperial constitutions that imposed some restrictions on the property rights of the members of the Rome corporations (like pistores, suarii etc). These regulations strengthened the legal ties between the corporation and its members by the restriction of the alienation of the property that were shares of the corpora. Moreover similar regulations related to the imperial craftsmen are discussed.

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