Who benefited from Justinian's code?

Answer 1

The name Justinian Code was invented in the 16th century. The original name is Corpus Iuris Civilis. It is the most extensive compendium of Roman civil law. It was compiled in 529 AD and collected a selection of Roman legislation going all the way back to the time of Hadrian (76-138 AD). It also included a collection of juristic essays and a student textbook on jurisprudence. Presumably this helped with juridical clarification and the study of law in the Empire of the East. It was rediscovered in 1070 in Pisa. Four professors in Bologna eagerly studied it, and established thecurriculum of medieval Roman law, which led to the creation of a faculty of law and the University of Bologna (the first in Europe) which attracted law students from all over Europe. The Italians were very interested in Roman law which they used a model for the development of the constitutions of their self-governing of their medieval city-states. The study of Roman law became popular throughout Western Europe. Roman civil law, mixed with common law, became the foundation law in Europe and her colonies. So I guess we all have benefited from the 'Justinian Code'.