Codex Justinianus
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Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Roman legal compilation
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late Roman legal code → law code → part of Corpus Juris Civilis → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Code of Justinian
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Codex Iustinianus → Justinianic Code → |
| basisFor |
later Byzantine legal collections
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medieval ius commune → |
| commissionedBy |
Justinian I
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| compiledBy |
John the Cappadocian
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Theophilus → Tribonian → |
| compiledUnderReignOf |
Justinian I
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| componentOf |
Justinianic reforms
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| contains |
imperial constitutions from Hadrian to Justinian I
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| countryOfOrigin |
Byzantine Empire
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| dateOfFirstEdition |
529
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| dateOfSecondEdition |
534
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| follows |
Codex Theodosianus
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| genre |
legal text
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| hasLegalForceIn |
Byzantine Empire
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| hasPart |
twelve books in the second edition
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| historicalSignificance |
foundational source for modern civil law systems
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| includes |
novellae (new laws) of Justinian in later versions
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| influenced |
canon law
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civil law tradition → continental European legal systems → medieval Roman law reception → |
| language |
Latin
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| legalFamily |
civil law
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| legalStatus |
official collection of imperial constitutions
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| legalSystem |
Roman law
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| partOf |
Corpus Juris Civilis
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| placeOfCompilation |
Constantinople
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| precededBy |
Codex Gregorianus
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Codex Hermogenianus → |
| purpose |
to replace earlier, conflicting legal constitutions
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to systematize and consolidate imperial Roman legislation → |
| studiedAt |
University of Bologna
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| subjectMatter |
administrative law
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criminal law → ecclesiastical law → private law → public law → |
| timePeriod |
6th century
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| usedBy |
glossators
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post‑glossators → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Body of Civil Law
("Justinian Code")
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Codex Justinianus ("Code of Justinian") → Codex Justinianus ("Justinianic Code") → Codex Justinianus ("Codex Iustinianus") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Dorotheus
("Justinian Code")
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Justinian I → Tribonian → |
notableWork |
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Body of Civil Law
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Corpus Juris Civilis → |
part |
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Digest
("Code of Justinian")
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Novellae Constitutiones → |
relatedWork |
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Novellae Constitutiones
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follows |
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Body of Civil Law
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hasPart |