Es solo una parte de un trabajo que pretende ser más amplio, ya que su objetivo será el de mostrar un panorama completo de la enseñanza del Derecho Romano en la Universidad de México, tanto en los diferentes períodos históricos por los que ha atravesado nuestra Institución.

This article addresses the teaching of Roman Law at the University of Mexico, highlighting its relevance throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. During the colonial period, this discipline was the mainstay of legal education at the university, following the model of European universities. Later, after independence, Patriotic Law started to gain prominence, although Roman Law continued to be essential. However, in 1907 it was eliminated from the compulsory curriculum, being limited to specialties. Then, in 1913, it was reintroduced as a required subject due to its importance for the formation of solid legal criteria. In the twentieth century, multiple modifications were made, being relevant the reform of 1922, which replaced the Roman Law courses by four courses of History of Law, although the first continued to be the basis of the historical legal study. Finally, the author co...

This article addresses the teaching of Roman Law at the University of Mexico, highlighting its relevance throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. During the colonial period, this discipline was the mainstay of legal education at the university, following the model of European universities. Later, after independence, Patriotic Law started to gain prominence, although Roman Law continued to be essential. However, in 1907 it was eliminated from the compulsory curriculum, being limited to specialties. Then, in 1913, it was reintroduced as a required subject due to its importance for the formation of solid legal criteria. In the twentieth century, multiple modifications were made, being relevant the reform of 1922, which replaced the Roman Law courses by four courses of History of Law, although the first continued to be the basis of the historical legal study. Finally, the author co...