Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani
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Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani is a scholarly legal commentary by Dutch jurist Simon van Leeuwen on Justinian’s Institutes, influential in the study of Roman and civil law.
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Target entity: Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani Context triple: [Simon van Leeuwen, notableWork, Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani]
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A.
Codex Justinianus
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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Corpus Juris Civilis
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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Novellae Constitutiones
Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
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Theodosian Code
The Theodosian Code was a 5th-century compilation of Roman imperial laws commissioned by Emperor Theodosius II that systematized legislation from Constantine onward and became a foundational source for later European legal traditions.
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Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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Target entity: Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani Target entity description: Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani is a scholarly legal commentary by Dutch jurist Simon van Leeuwen on Justinian’s Institutes, influential in the study of Roman and civil law.
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A.
Codex Justinianus
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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B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
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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C.
Novellae Constitutiones
Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
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D.
Theodosian Code
The Theodosian Code was a 5th-century compilation of Roman imperial laws commissioned by Emperor Theodosius II that systematized legislation from Constantine onward and became a foundational source for later European legal traditions.
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E.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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legal commentary ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| about |
interpretation of Justinian’s legal concepts
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systematization of civil law principles ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Roman law exegesis
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legal history ⓘ |
| author | Simon van Leeuwen ⓘ |
| citationStyle | scholarly apparatus with references to Roman sources ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Roman law scholarship ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman-Dutch law
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jurisprudence ⓘ |
| genre | legal literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Simon van Leeuwen
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surface form:
Simon van Leeuwen (1626–1682)
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| hasAuthorCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | jurist ⓘ |
| hasPart |
commentary on Book I of the Institutes
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commentary on Book II of the Institutes ⓘ commentary on Book III of the Institutes ⓘ commentary on Book IV of the Institutes ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLatin | Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani self-link ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
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surface form:
early modern period
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| influenced |
development of Roman-Dutch legal doctrine
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study of Roman law in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Corpus Juris Civilis
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Justinian I ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
law students
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legal scholars ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Institutes of Justinian
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surface form:
Justinian’s Institutes
Roman law ⓘ civil law ⓘ |
| usedIn | university legal education ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | early modern civil law commentary tradition ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Commentarius in quatuor libros Institutionum Imperialium
this entity surface form:
In quatuor libros Institutionum Imperialium commentarius academicus et forensis
Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani
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Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani
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