Das Römische recht in der Fernsehserie ‘Rom’

‘Gibt es also ein anderes Recht?’ – so bezieht sich Gaius Iulius Caesar (gespielt von Ciaran Hinds) in einer Fernsehserie ‘Rom’ auf das römische Recht. ‘Rom’ (2005–2007) ist ein Kostümfilm, der in der Zeit vom Untergang der Römischen Republik spielt. Das ist eine der interessantesten Serien über das antike Rom und das römische Recht zugleich. In einer Folge wird zwar ein Strafprozess dargestellt, aber der Zuschauer wird selten direkt über das Recht informiert, überwiegend wird das Recht durch das Verhalten der Helden dargestellt. In der Serie kann man viele rechtliche Elemente finden, z.B.: Strafprozess, Strafvollstreckung (damnatio ad gladium ludi), die Befreiung eines Sklaven (manumissio), Gestaltung der Trauerfeier, körperliche Züchtigung für die Soldaten (castigatio). Manche rechtliche Aspekte wurden korrekt gezeigt, andere beinhalten viele Ungenauigkeiten, trotzdem ist diese Serie eine sehr interessante Visualisierung des Staates und des römischen Rechts. ‘Rom’ kann auch einen pädagogischen Wert haben. Zurzeit suchen die Lehrer nach immer attraktivsten Formen des Unterrichts. Diese Fernsehserie kann dazu ein interessantes Mittel sein.‘Is there some other form of law?’ – that is how Gaius Iulius Caesar (played by Ciaran Hinds) in the TV series ‘Rome’ comments on Roman Law. ‘Rome’ (2005–2007) is a historical drama set in the last days of the Roman Republic. It is one of the most interesting shows helping to visualize Rome. One of the elements portrayed in the series is Roman Law. Although there is a criminal trial presented in one of the episodes the audience is rarely acquainted with law and its rules directly, Roman legal system can be discovered mostly through characters’ actions. There are many legal elements e.g.: penal trial, executing penalty (damnatio ad gladium ludi), manumission (manumissio), funeral arrangements, or corporal punishment of the soldiers (castigatio). Some of the legal aspects are presented correctly others contain some discrepancies; nevertheless there is a quite interesting portrayal of Roman Law in the series. The aim of the article is to find and describe some legal issues presented in ‘Rome’. It can be both scientific and educational. Nowadays the lecturers search for innovative or more engaging ways to teach, I believe the series could be a useful tool for students of law

Organisational culture and privatisation:A case study of the Argentinean railway sector

Public units that have been through a deregulatory process operate in a new market, see their legal framework radically altered, have to fight for customers and to generate their own resources. Such changes affect the way a company operates and obviously also affect the culture an organisation has. This study illustrates how the organisational culture of Ferrocarriles Argentinos, an Argentinean state-owned-enterprise, was transformed as a consequence of the company's partitioning and subsequent transfer into private hands. The case provides a good example of how a weak and dysfunctional culture was re-oriented towards an emphasis on customers, cost-reduction and efficiency. It also provides an interesting example for the management of ongoing as well as future privatisation processes. The insights gained through this study could find application within organisations that, though belonging to the private sector, have been heavily regulated and are trying to get rid of the pernicious cultural by-products of this regulation.

Radiation effects on silver and zinc battery electrodes. V Interim report, Apr. - Jul. 1966

Gamma radiation effects determined on silver and zinc battery electrodes and silver-cadmium cell