Body of Civil Law
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The Body of Civil Law is the monumental 6th-century codification of Roman law ordered by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, which became a foundational source for later European legal systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Body of Civil Law canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223947 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Body of Civil Law Context triple: [Corpus Juris Civilis, alsoKnownAs, Body of Civil Law]
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A.
Vatican civil law
Vatican civil law is the internal legal system governing the secular and administrative affairs of Vatican City under the authority of the Holy See.
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B.
Scots civil law
Scots civil law is the branch of Scotland’s mixed legal system that governs private law matters such as contracts, property, family, and obligations between individuals and organizations.
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C.
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how civil lawsuits are conducted and adjudicated in Japanese courts.
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D.
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
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E.
Imperial Household Law
The Imperial Household Law is the Japanese statute that governs the structure, succession, and internal affairs of the Imperial Family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Body of Civil Law Target entity description: The Body of Civil Law is the monumental 6th-century codification of Roman law ordered by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, which became a foundational source for later European legal systems.
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A.
Vatican civil law
Vatican civil law is the internal legal system governing the secular and administrative affairs of Vatican City under the authority of the Holy See.
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B.
Scots civil law
Scots civil law is the branch of Scotland’s mixed legal system that governs private law matters such as contracts, property, family, and obligations between individuals and organizations.
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C.
Code of Civil Procedure of Japan
The Code of Civil Procedure of Japan is the primary statute that governs how civil lawsuits are conducted and adjudicated in Japanese courts.
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D.
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is a landmark 1804 French civil law code that modernized and standardized legal principles such as equality before the law, property rights, and secular authority, profoundly influencing legal systems worldwide.
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E.
Imperial Household Law
The Imperial Household Law is the Japanese statute that governs the structure, succession, and internal affairs of the Imperial Family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine law code
ⓘ
Roman law codification ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Corpus Juris Civilis
ⓘ
Codex Justinianus ⓘ
surface form:
Justinian Code
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
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| commissionedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| compilationOf |
Corpus Juris Civilis
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinianic legislation
Roman imperial constitutions ⓘ classical Roman juristic writings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 6th century ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
Dorotheus
ⓘ
Theophilus ⓘ Tribonian ⓘ |
| endTime | 534 ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | university legal education in medieval Europe ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Codex Justinianus
ⓘ
Digest ⓘ Institutes ⓘ Novellae ⓘ |
| influenced |
German Civil Code
ⓘ
Napoleonic Code ⓘ
surface form:
Latin American civil codes
Napoleonic Code ⓘ canon law ⓘ civil law tradition ⓘ continental European legal systems ⓘ modern private law in Europe ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official codification of Roman law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| part |
Codex Justinianus
ⓘ
Digest ⓘ Institutes ⓘ Novellae ⓘ Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ
surface form:
Pandects
|
| placeOfCompilation |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| startTime | 528 ⓘ |
| studiedAt | University of Bologna ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administrative law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ private law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| usedBy |
glossators
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post‑glossators ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Body of Civil Law Description of subject: The Body of Civil Law is the monumental 6th-century codification of Roman law ordered by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, which became a foundational source for later European legal systems.
Referenced by (1)
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