Neka razmatranja o uređenju organizacije zaštite od požara u rimskom pravu

U radu su izložene opće odrednice zaštite od požara na temelju sačuvanih tekstova unutar titula De officio praefecti vigilum, pri čemu su detaljnije analizirane dvije povijesne etape i pitanja u vezi s pravnom regulacijom organizacije protupožarne zaštite u rimskom pravu. Nakon uvoda raščlanjen je problem identiteta triumviri nocturni u okvirima republikanskog ustroja magistratura. Zatim se obrađuju pitanja u vezi s obvezama i ovlasti praefectus vigilum i vigiles kao novog oblika organizacije vatrogasne službe u Rimu. Na kraju se iznosi rekapitulacija obrađene materije i zaključci o obrađenim pitanjima pravne regulacije borbe protiv požara u rimskom pravu.
The article elaborates on the general features of fire protection services in Rome through two stages of development, as provided by texts preserved within the Digest entitled De officio praefecti vigilum, and the pertaining legal issues concerning the organization of these services. After the introductory part, the author discusses the issue of the identity of triumviri nocturni and of their separate existence within the structures of magistracies in the Republican period. He goes on to present the Augustan creation of the service of vigiles, and the considerations on the duties of praefectus vigilum as their commander and the person entrusted with legal authority to deal with the fire fighting and prevention activities. In the concluding remarks the reassessment of key issues on the legal organization of fire prevention services according to the Roman legal sources is provided.