Isabella Zambotto

Isabella Zambotto is a Part-Time Lecturer at the Department of Law, University of Verona. She has also held a research fellowship (RTDA) in Roman Law and Foundations of European Law at the Department of Private Law and Critique of Law, University of Padua since May 14, 2025. Her academic work focuses on Roman law, comparative legal studies, and the evolution of legal traditions.

Her research explores intersections between ancient and modern legal systems, including topics like

• nexum (debt bondage)
• archaic Roman monetary forms
• res corporales/incorporales
• fideicommissum (trust arrangements)
• pre-contractual liability

She contributes to research projects analyzing the European legal tradition through initiatives like:

• @ROOT - Atlas of Roman Origins of Our Legal Tradition
• D&A - Atlante delle idee giuridiche della tradizione romanistica
• Human Body (Law, History, and the Human Body)