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Justinian believed that the law had two parts: the universal laws of nature, which were observed by all people, and civil laws, which may be specific to a particular society or community. Natural law, according to him, ensured that all people were born free.
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∙ 12y agoHe is famous for his code of laws which was/is the basis for much European law.
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∙ 11y agoIt was a large digest of centuries of Roman laws, a collection of essays in jurisprudence and a textbook on law. It was called Corpus Iuris Civilis (Body of Civil Law)
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∙ 12y agoThe Codex Justinian, or body of civil law.
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∙ 10y agoTo organized wrong laws and old laws and make it simple so easy to understand the laws.
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∙ 10y agoYou do not specify what you want from your question. You did not include the verb which would indicate which action Justinian carried out with respect to Roman law you want to know about.
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∙ 9y agoThe Justinian law code is one part of Corpus Juris Civilis, the codification of Roman law that was ordered by Justinian I early in 6th century AD.
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Why did Justinian reorganize roman?
Justinian attempted to rewrite and reorganize Roman law. This was done in his quest to revive the Roman Empire back to power.
Justinian's codification of roman law resulted in what?
The Body of Civil Law.
What were Justinian's code?
The Justinian code was the result of Emperor Justinian's desire to consolidate existing Roman law. Justinian's legislation or "Corpus juris civilis" formed the basis of later Byzantine law.
Who was the Roman philosopher who stressed the importance of written law?
You are thinking of Justinian and the Justinian Code. However he never was a lawmaker. He consolidated the existing Roman laws which became the basis for European law.
What is the group of byzantine laws that preserved Roman law?
Justinian code :)
Why did Justinian reorganize roman?
Justinian attempted to rewrite and reorganize Roman law. This was done in his quest to revive the Roman Empire back to power.
Justinian's codification of roman law resulted in what?
The Body of Civil Law.
Who was the byzantine emperor who confided roman law?
Justinian
What was Justinian's most important contribution to the roman empire?
The Codification of Roman Law
What was Justinian's contribuations to Roman law?
Under Justinian, Roman law was consolidated and revised. Justinian's legal scholars took the complex of Roman laws and eliminated those which were redundant or outdated. This work eventually became the basis or foundation of much of western legal traditions.
What were Justinian's code?
The Justinian code was the result of Emperor Justinian's desire to consolidate existing Roman law. Justinian's legislation or "Corpus juris civilis" formed the basis of later Byzantine law.
Who was the byzantine emperor who codified roman law?
he is justinian
Who was the Roman philosopher who stressed the importance of written law?
You are thinking of Justinian and the Justinian Code. However he never was a lawmaker. He consolidated the existing Roman laws which became the basis for European law.
What was Justinian's most important contribution to the eastern roman empire?
The Codification of Roman Law
What is the group of byzantine laws that preserved Roman law?
Justinian code :)
Where does the term Justinian code come from?
It is a short name of the code of Roman Law issued by (the East Roman) Emperor Justinian I in stages from AD 529 onwards.
What did Justinian hope to achieve by organizing and simplifying roman law?
revive the Roman Empire back to power
