Giulia Fanesi
Thesis title: The Rule of Law in Ancient Greece and Rome: a Comparative Perspective on its Ancient Conceptualization
PhD supervisors:
Background
Giulia is pursuing a PhD in Law at the University of Edinburgh. Her doctoral research focuses on the Rule of Law in classical civilizations and explores its foundational legal principles.
Qualifications
Master Degree in Law (Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza) - University of Milan (Milan, Italy).
Undergraduate teaching
Tutor in Classics:
- The Greek World 1B: Greece's New Horizons
Research summary
Giulia's primary research interests focus on legal categories and principles within their historical contexts, aiming to deepen our understanding of how ancient legal traditions have influenced modern legal systems.
Papers delivered
- Offences between (Blood) Relatives: Family Justice in Ancient Greece & Rome - Law School, University of Edinburgh (24th January 2025), with a paper titled 'Unholy Homicide: a Comparative Study on Parricide in Ancient Greece and Rome';
- New Voices on the Polis - Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford (17-18th May 2025), with a paper titled 'The institutionalization of Written Law: steps towards the Rule of Law in the Greek polis';
- Société Internationale Fernand de Visscher pour l'Histoire des Droits de l'Antiquité, Budapest (26-30th August 2025), with a paper titled 'Legal Ideals, Provincial Reality: Distorted Reception and Deviations from Central Norms in Roman Sicily';
- Third International Memorial Course Marko Petrak, Inter University Centre, Dubrovnik (24-26th October 2025), with a paper titled 'Subjective rights in Roman law: a procedural approach';
- II International Conference on Ancient and Late Antique Greek Law, University of Buenos Aires, Online (19-20th November 2025), with a paper titled 'Ancient Greece and the Rule of Law: Recovering Ancient Voices'.