Justinian Code
Roman legal codification
The Justinian Code is a systematic collection of Roman law compiled under Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in the sixth century.
It consolidated centuries of legal rulings, imperial decrees, and juristic commentary into a unified body of law.
The code became the foundation for civil law systems throughout continental Europe and continues to influence modern legal thinking: Contract law principles trace back to the Justinian Code.
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- codificationOrganizing rules into system
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