Ah, what a fascinating question! It was the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I who reformed and simplified the Byzantine legal system. He commissioned a group of legal scholars to compile and organize existing laws into a single code known as the "Corpus Juris Civilis," which helped make the legal system more accessible and understandable for all. Just like painting a happy little tree, Justinian's efforts brought clarity and harmony to the Byzantine legal landscape.
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The enduring legacy of the byzantine empire is seen in European art and legal systems.
The laws of the Byzantine legal system were rewritten under the Emperor Justinian I and the reformed code was called the "Codex Justinianus." It was one of the four parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis, a comprehensive compilation of Roman laws.
Both emperors improved the Byzantine legal system by organizing laws more clearly.
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The Codex Justinian, which was the body of civil law.
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The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the middle Ages. The laws that influenced the modern legal codes dates further back to the Babylonian empire and that is the Hammurabi code of law.
Based loosely on the British legal system.