Riflessioni in tema di iniuria alla sponsa

The fragment contained in D. 47.10.15.24 (Ulp. 77 ad ed.) poses numerous problems, mainly with reference to the central theme, namely that of the active procedural legitimacy of the sponsus in the event of an iniuria to the sponsa. Other issues need to be addressed: the probable error in the inscriptio that would attribute it to the LXXVII book of Ulpian's commentary to the edict, when, given the subject matter, it seems more appropriate to refer it to the LVII, where, in effect, the jurist is concerned with iniuria; the evolution of Ulpian's thought with reference to the legitimacy to act in the case of iniuria and in the particular species of the adtemptata pudicitia; the type of conduct that falls within the special edict and the role of the boni mores in the evaluation of behavior; the subjects protected by the special edict; the existence of a previous jurisprudential debate on the subject of procedural legitimization of the sponsus; the relationship between iniuria and contumelia in the weighting of protected interests. The aim is also to understand the relevance of the engagement relationship in the context of protection against iniuria.