Corpus Juris Civilis
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Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Corpus Juris Civilis Context triple: [Roman-Dutch law, basedOn, Corpus Juris Civilis]
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A.
Roman law
Roman law is the ancient legal system of the Roman Empire that profoundly influenced the development of civil law traditions and many modern legal systems worldwide.
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B.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
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Roman-Dutch law
Roman-Dutch law is a hybrid legal system that combines principles of Roman law with Dutch customary law and has historically influenced the private law of several countries, especially in Southern Africa and Sri Lanka.
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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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E.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corpus Juris Civilis Target entity description: Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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A.
Roman law
Roman law is the ancient legal system of the Roman Empire that profoundly influenced the development of civil law traditions and many modern legal systems worldwide.
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B.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
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C.
Roman-Dutch law
Roman-Dutch law is a hybrid legal system that combines principles of Roman law with Dutch customary law and has historically influenced the private law of several countries, especially in Southern Africa and Sri Lanka.
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D.
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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E.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine legal text
ⓘ
Roman law codification ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Body of Civil Law
ⓘ
Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ
surface form:
Corpus Iuris Civilis
|
| appliesTo | citizens of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Dorotheus
ⓘ
Theophilus ⓘ Tribonian ⓘ |
| contains |
imperial constitutions
ⓘ
juristic writings ⓘ legal principles ⓘ |
| date | 6th century ⓘ |
| endDate | 534 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first Codex (529)
ⓘ
revised Codex (534) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| impact | foundation of modern civil law systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
Canon law
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German Civil Code ⓘ Napoleonic Code ⓘ civil law tradition ⓘ continental European legal systems ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
private law
ⓘ
procedural law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official codification of Roman law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| part |
Codex Justinianus
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Digest ⓘ Institutes ⓘ Novellae Constitutiones ⓘ Corpus Juris Civilis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pandects
|
| placeOfOrigin |
Istanbul
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surface form:
Constantinople
|
| precededBy | Theodosian Code ⓘ |
| purpose |
codification of Roman law
ⓘ
systematization of imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| revival | 12th century reception in Western Europe ⓘ |
| startDate | 528 ⓘ |
| studiedAt | University of Bologna ⓘ |
| subject |
Roman private law doctrines
ⓘ
imperial legislation ⓘ legal education in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Corpus Juris Civilis Description of subject: Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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Corpus Iuris Civilis
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Pandects
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Pandects
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Justinianic legislation
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Pandects
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Justinianic Code tradition
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Justinianic codification
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Justinian’s Corpus Juris Civilis
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Justinianic codification of Roman law
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Justinian’s Corpus Juris Civilis
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Corpus Juris Civilis (commissioned by Justinian I)
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Justinianic codification
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Justinian’s Corpus Juris Civilis textbooks
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Justinianic compilations
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Institutiones Iustiniani
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Justinianic codification
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Justinianic Corpus Iuris Civilis
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Justinianic codification
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Corpus Iuris Civilis
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Justinianic codification
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Justinianic compilations
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Corpus Iuris Civilis
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Justinianic Code