«Non veni solvere legem, sed implere». Lo ius regium tra riformismo e consolidazioni normative nella Napoli del Settecento

This research work aims to investigate the process of affirmation of the Ius Regni Neapolitani (the law of the Kingdom of Naples) and of the normative collections that were published in Naples in the eighteenth century. Starting from the study of medieval origins and the modern evolution of the ius Regni and continuing with the examination of the individual types of sources that made up the ius regium (the law of the king), the work focuses on the attempt at official codification of the national law initiated in the eighteenth century by Charles of Bourbon and on the numerous collections of royal laws (consolidazioni) published privately by various jurists of the time. In particular, we will try to understand the reasons that led to the failure of the official codification project, taking into account the particular political and institutional situation that had arisen in the Kingdom of Naples after the arrival of the Bourbons and the conflicting relations between the Crown and the Neapolitan Judiciary.