Justinianic commissioners
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Justinianic commissioners were imperial officials appointed by Emperor Justinian I to draft, codify, and enforce his sweeping legal and administrative reforms across the Byzantine Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Justinianic commission of jurists | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine legal officials
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imperial officials ⓘ |
| aim |
create a unified legal system for the empire
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strengthen imperial control over provincial administration ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
codification of law ⓘ imperial administration ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Dorotheus (jurist)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theophilus (jurist) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribonian NERFINISHED ⓘ other Byzantine jurists ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Codex commission
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Digest commission ⓘ Institutes commission ⓘ Novels drafting bodies ⓘ |
| inception | 6th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
later European civil law codifications
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medieval Byzantine law collections ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | acted in the name of the emperor ⓘ |
| legalStatus | extraordinary commissions ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
Constantinople
NERFINISHED
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eastern provinces of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| mainRole |
codify existing laws
ⓘ
draft legal reforms ⓘ enforce imperial legislation ⓘ |
| notableWork | Corpus Juris Civilis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | Justinianic legal policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Justinianic legal reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
legal expertise
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loyalty to the emperor ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of civil law tradition
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transition from classical Roman law to Byzantine law ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | quaestor sacri palatii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
eliminate contradictions in earlier Roman law
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ensure empire-wide application of new laws ⓘ produce authoritative legal textbooks ⓘ remove obsolete legal provisions ⓘ systematize imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Justinianic commission of jurists