Lietuviškos teisinės romanistikos pradžia ir jos pionierius Antanas Tamošaitis
| Author | Affiliation |
|---|---|
Vėlyvis, Stasys | Vilniaus universiteto Tarptautinio verslo mokykla |
Mykolo Romerio universitetas |
| Date |
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2011 |
Remiantis archyviniais dokumentais, normine ir kita oficialia medžiaga, taip pat to meto spauda, straipsnyje nušviečiama lietuviškos teisinės romanistikos pradžia. Nuo pat lietuviškųjų universitetinių teisės studijų 1922 m. pradžios romėnų teisės dėstymui skirtas išskirtinis dėmesys. Tačiau, neturint specialistų, pirmaisiais romėnų teisės dėstytojais teko pasitelkti nespecialistus ir net ne lietuvių tautybės asmenis, taip ir nesugebėjusius įnešti svaresnio įnašo į šio dalyko dėstymą, juolab į mokslinius teisinės romanistikos tyrimus. Lūžis akademinėse romėnų teisės studijose Lietuvos universitete įvyko ir lietuviškos teisinės romanistikos pagrindai buvo padėti ketvirtajame dešimtmetyje, ir didžiausi nuopelnai čia priklauso A. Tamošaičiui.
He worked in Vienna under the guidance of the famous H. Kelsen, later in Paris, in Toulouse (here he met and established contacts with Mr. Hauriou), in Bordeaux (where he worked with L. Duguit). A. Tamošaitis completed his scientific mission in Berlin that was crowned with the study of “Historical Law School in Germany,” which later served as a basis for his doctoral dissertation, completed in Lithuania in 1928. The turning point in academic studies of Roman law at the University of Lithuania took place and the basis for the Lithuanian Roman legal studies was made in the fourth decade, and that happened when A. Tamošaitis joined the academic life. The most fertile years in A. Tamošaitis’ pedagogical-academic career were in 1931- 1937. It was during these years of work at the University that several of his original articles (“The role of witnesses and their qualifications in the old Roman ius civile,” “The Roman emperor Augustus caduca legislation,” “The entrenchment of the principle of humanity in Roman family law,” and others) were published, as well as the Lithuanian translation of the three-volume P. F. Girard’s “Roman Law” appeared. A. Tamošaitis was not only involved in academic activities. Recognized as a statesman and a diplomat, he was invited to assist the state in its most important missions. When Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union, he was arrested by the NKVD in 1940, July 12, and in the same year he died in prison where he was tortured to death.