It is the Roman legal system which has had an influence on Western Europe. The Romans developed their own legal system without Greek influence. Greek influence on the Romans was mainly in the fields of philosophy and art.
Roman civil law has had an influence on European civil law through the Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law) which was dubbed Justinian Code in the 16th century. It was commissioned by the emperor Justinian I in the sixth century. It was a review of imperial laws going back 400 years (to the time of Hadrian). It scrapped obsolete or unnecessary laws, made changes when necessary and clarified obscure passages. Its aim was to put the laws into books (previously they were written on many different scrolls), harmonise conflicting views among jurists which arose from centuries of poorly organised development of Roman law and have a uniform and coherent body of law. It also included the Institutiones (a textbook for first year law students), the Digesta (a collection of fragments taken from essays on laws written by jurists, which was used as an advanced law student textbook) and the Novellae Constitutiones (a collection of the laws issued by Justinian).
This collection of books was rediscovered in a library in Pisa in 1070. It had a big impact. Bologna University (established in 1088) was the first university in Europe and its major appeal was its faculty of law, which had four professors who specialised in studying interpreting this work. It attracted student all over Europe. The Corpus Juris Civilis became the plank of the development an emerging class of professional lawyers. It became the foundation of the law in the Italian city-states of the high Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (reigned 1155--1190) was the first dynastic ruler to hire professional lawyers to run his administration, which became based on the "Justinian Code". The use of Roman law provided a new rationale for imperial rule as the emperors' traditional claim to divine right to rule had been challenged. Since Roman law was based on natural moral law and the principle of rationality, it provided a system of law of for the imperial state which was a reflection these principles and which was separate from religion. It also provided a framework which ensured consistency in administration.
The Corpus Juris Civilis was also used to formulate the Napoleonic Code in 1804. This replaced the existing uncoordinated and contradictory web of separate old feudal and royal French laws. This code was different than the Justinian Code, which was a collection of edited or revised extracts of law. It was more systematic. Nevertheless, the latter provided material which was important in the creation this code, which was Europe's first modern code of civil law. Following the French example, many continental European countries later also compiled their codes of civil law and they, too, used the Corpus Juris Civilis as its foundation.
Yes. Suleiman I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was called al-Qanuni, meaning Law-Giver, by his subjects explicitly because he established a complex and detailed legal code for the Ottoman Empire. The primary basis for most laws in the code was Shari'a or the Islamic Legal Tradition, but there were some laws based on Roman or Byzantine edicts.
from my perspective I think that the reason that Suleiman's legal code helped sultans rule the ottoman empire because they made a code that would effectively govern the vast and expanding empire
it organized the legal materials that were used within the empire.
Clovis did not have an empire. He was the king of the Kingdom of the Franks. For a long time he refused to convert to Catholicism but then he relented. It is speculated that he did this because many of the peoples he conquered in Gaul and the Gallo-Roman aristocracy were Catholic. He also codified Salian law with the help of Gallo Romans to reflect the Salian legal tradition (he was a Salian Frank), and Christianity and to incorporate aspects of Roman civil law. This created a uniform legal system for his kingdom which integrated its main traditions and the new religion.
No, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religions of the Roman empire. Constantine merely made Christianity a legal religion along with all others.No, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religions of the Roman empire. Constantine merely made Christianity a legal religion along with all others.No, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religions of the Roman empire. Constantine merely made Christianity a legal religion along with all others.No, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religions of the Roman empire. Constantine merely made Christianity a legal religion along with all others.No, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religions of the Roman empire. Constantine merely made Christianity a legal religion along with all others.No, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religions of the Roman empire. Constantine merely made Christianity a legal religion along with all others.No, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religions of the Roman empire. Constantine merely made Christianity a legal religion along with all others.No, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religions of the Roman empire. Constantine merely made Christianity a legal religion along with all others.No, Constantine did not make Christianity the official religions of the Roman empire. Constantine merely made Christianity a legal religion along with all others.
As the Roman Empire stretched from Africa to northwestern Europe, its legal system influenced the legal systems of most European countries. It contributed to a tradition of having a coherent system of civic and penal laws and having set rules for due process in court.
Yes. Suleiman I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was called al-Qanuni, meaning Law-Giver, by his subjects explicitly because he established a complex and detailed legal code for the Ottoman Empire. The primary basis for most laws in the code was Shari'a or the Islamic Legal Tradition, but there were some laws based on Roman or Byzantine edicts.
The socialist legal traditions are much like the social justice law. The socialist legal tradition focuses on the needs over merit, the substantive rights over formal rights, and the even distribution of services and goods for the communities.
The Christian tradition is actually the basis for western legal justice. The ten commandments were the original foundation, with numbers 5 through 10 addressing how men should deal with one another.
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To the fall of Rome.
false! they do have binding legal effects
from my perspective I think that the reason that Suleiman's legal code helped sultans rule the ottoman empire because they made a code that would effectively govern the vast and expanding empire
because sometimes people like to keep tradition
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