Digest
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The Digest is a key component of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I’s Corpus Juris Civilis, compiling and systematizing classical Roman jurists’ writings on law.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Digesta | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law compilation
ⓘ
legal text ⓘ part of Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Digest
ⓘ
surface form:
Digesta
Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ
surface form:
Pandects
|
| basedOn | writings of classical Roman jurists ⓘ |
| capitalOfOrigin |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| commissionedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Tribonian
ⓘ
commission of jurists appointed by Justinian I ⓘ |
| compiledIn |
533
ⓘ
6th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| editorInChief | Tribonian ⓘ |
| genre | juridical literature ⓘ |
| hasLegalForceFrom | December 30, 533 ⓘ |
| hasPart | 50 books ⓘ |
| includesWorkOf |
Gaius
ⓘ
Modestinus ⓘ Papinian ⓘ Paulus ⓘ Ulpian ⓘ |
| influenced |
ius commune
ⓘ
medieval civil law ⓘ modern civil law systems ⓘ |
| isComponentOf |
Corpus Juris Civilis
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinianic Code tradition
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | had force of law in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Roman law
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine law
Roman law ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 50 ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| promulgatedIn | 533 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide an authoritative legal reference
ⓘ
to systematize classical Roman jurisprudence ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Codex Justinianus
ⓘ
surface form:
Code of Justinian
Institutes of Justinian ⓘ Novels of Justinian ⓘ |
| structure | organized into books, titles, and fragments ⓘ |
| studiedAt | University of Bologna ⓘ |
| subject |
civil law
ⓘ
family law ⓘ obligations ⓘ private law ⓘ procedure ⓘ property law ⓘ succession law ⓘ |
| usedBy |
glossators
ⓘ
post‑glossators ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Digesta
this entity surface form:
Digesta