Ut indignis: rispetto della suprema voluntas e rivalutazione della dignità a succedere

The aim of the paper is to re-evaluate the concept of dignitas as a founding element in Roman Law of Succession. The Senate and the Emperor protect the will of the testator by not attributing the inheritance to unworthy heir, even in the case of a non-formal revocation of the will, thus overcoming the need for a new and valid heir’s institution.