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Roman Law (Corpus Juris)
Justinian's Corpus Juris Civilis (529-534) collects Roman law and becomes the base of civil law in Europe and beyond.
Open in the interactive tree →Compiled in Constantinople, it contains the Digest, the Code, the Institutes and later laws. Rediscovered at Bologna around 1088, it taught medieval jurists concepts such as contract, property and legal person that underlie most continental legal systems.
Prerequisites
- Codified Law~1754 BC
- Philosophy~585 BC
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- Universities1088Bologna grew from the study of Justinian's Digest
- Joint-Stock Company & Exchange1602Company law grew from Roman-law ideas of partnership and legal persons