Corpus Juris Civilis

The Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law) is a fundamental work in jurisprudence, issued from 529 to 534 by order of Justinian I, Byzantine Emperor.

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Jurisprudence - 529 - 534 - Justinian I - Byzantine Emperor

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Justinian gave orders to collect legal materials of various kinds into several new codes. These codes became the basis of the revival of Roman law in the middle ages. This revived Roman law, in turn, became the foundation of law in all civil law jurisdictions. The provisions of the Corpus Juris Civils also influenced the canon law of the church since it was said that ecclesia vivit lege romana - the church lives under Roman law.

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Roman law - Civil law - Canon law

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The work was directed by Tribonian, an official in Justinian's court, and distributed in three parts: Digesta (or "Pandectae"), Institutiones, the Codex. A fourth part, the Novels (or "Novellae Constitutiones"), was added later.

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Tribonian - Pandectae

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