The emergence and development of the Institute for the protection of honor and dignity in Roman private law
The Article is devoted to the study of the protection of honor and dignity in Roman private law. Attention is drawn to the fact that only Roman citizens had such a right. The restriction of civil legal capacity due to impairment of civil honor (infamia) is analyzed. It is concluded that the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation as a prototype of modern defamation law originated in Roman private law.