Why is roman law so important to us?

Answer 1

It's important because our society has many laws that the Romans had. For example, the Romans could not be executed if they had not been convicted, and that is law we follow also. Also, when at court, the Romans used a jury to convict someone, which we also do. My last point is that we have the right to own land, as the Romans also did. As long as we don't disobey any of the other laws, we can do whatever we want in our property, just like the Romans.

Answer 2

The Roman commitment to the rule of law was so important as it made the empire governable. This was one of the ancient kingdoms and most of the practices in the world are borrowed from the Roman empire.

Answer 3

The influence of Roman civil law spread through Europe with the rediscovery of a collection of books called Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law), which was also dubbed the Justinian Code in the 16th century. It was commissioned by the emperor Justinian I (or the Great, reigned 527-565). 529. It was a very comprehensive collection of extracts from four centuries of Roman law. It put the laws in a single book (previously they were written on many different scrolls) and scrapped obsolete or unnecessary laws, made changes when necessary, clarified obscure passages. Its aim was to 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 collections of essays by famous Roman jurists in two student textbooks, one for first year law students and one for advanced students.

This work was forgotten until it was discovered in a library in Pisa in 1070. It had a big impact because many people were impressed with the key principles of Roman civil law: It also included important essays on law and student textbooks which facilitated the study of law. This work was studied by law students at universities in Europe and, though this, Roman civil law became the foundation of the civil laws of many modern countries.

The first university in Europe, Bologna University, became important because of its law faculty. It had four professors who specialised in the study of the Digest (as it was then known). It attracted law students from around Europe. The work at this university laid the foundations of Medieval Roman law. The use of the Digest spread around Western Europe and the fledgling profession of lawyers was trained in Roman law.

The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I (reigned 1122-1190) was the first European ruler to employ the new professional class of lawyers to run the administration of a state. The Digesta provided a framework for a consistent system of administration. It also made of for the loss of legitimacy of the claim of divine right to rule which had been suffered by his predecessors with their controversies with the papacy. The rule of law now became the legitimiser.

Napoleon I established the Napoleonic Code in 1804. It was the first modern legal code to be adopted with a pan-European scope. It strongly influenced the law of many of the countries established during and after the Napoleonic Wars and therefore on continental western European civil law. In was inspired by the Corpus Juris Civilis and used several of its legal definitions. However, it was not a digest of edited texts of existing law. It was a rewriting of law which replaced a patchwork of feudal laws and it was more systematic. It streamlined the law and made it clearer and more accessible. It formed the basis of the private 19th century law systems of Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal Poland and parts of what is now Germany. It has influenced the contemporary civil law systems of Europe except for the British Isles, Russia and Scandinavia. It has been influential in some developing countries, especially in the Middle East,

Answer 4

Roman law was important because it was the basis for Roman civilization. Without a uniform set of laws throughout the territories, the empire wold never have reached the extent that it did nor would it have lasted as long a it did.

Answer 5

it is so important because most of the U.S.A.'s government is based of of that.