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The Institutes of Justinian is a concise yet architecturally elegant introduction to Roman private law, treating persons, things, succession, obligations, and actions with systematic clarity. Modeled on the earlier Institutes of Gaius, it transforms centuries of juristic learning into an authoritative pedagogical text. Its style is lucid, classificatory, and aphoristic, reflecting late antique legal culture while anticipating the civil-law traditions of medieval and modern Europe. Though often transmitted without a single authorial personality, the work emerged from the imperial reforming project of Justinian I in the sixth century. Compiled by Tribonian, Theophilus, and Dorotheus under imperial authority, it accompanied the Digest and Code as part of the Corpus Juris Civilis. Its anonymous or collective character is therefore significant: the voice is not private but institutional, presenting law as rational order, imperial command, and inherited wisdom. This book is essential for readers interested in legal history, classical civilization, political authority, or the foundations of European jurisprudence. It rewards both specialists and beginners, offering a rare entry into Roman legal reasoning in compact form. To read it is to encounter one of the great instruments by which antiquity shaped the legal imagination of the West.
The Institutes of Justinian is a concise yet architecturally elegant introduction to Roman private law, treating persons, things, succession, obligations, and actions with systematic clarity. Modeled on the earlier Institutes of Gaius, it transforms centuries of juristic learning into an authoritative pedagogical text. Its style is lucid, classificatory, and aphoristic, reflecting late antique legal culture while anticipating the civil-law traditions of medieval and modern Europe. Though often transmitted without a single authorial personality, the work emerged from the imperial reforming project of Justinian I in the sixth century. Compiled by Tribonian, Theophilus, and Dorotheus under imperial authority, it accompanied the Digest and Code as part of the Corpus Juris Civilis. Its anonymous or collective character is therefore significant: the voice is not private but institutional, presenting law as rational order, imperial command, and inherited wisdom. This book is essential for readers interested in legal history, classical civilization, political authority, or the foundations of European jurisprudence. It rewards both specialists and beginners, offering a rare entry into Roman legal reasoning in compact form. To read it is to encounter one of the great instruments by which antiquity shaped the legal imagination of the West.
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| Genre: | Recht |
|---|---|
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9788027296019 |
| ISBN-10: | 8027296013 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Autor: | Anonymous |
| Übersetzung: | Moyle, John Baron |
| Hersteller: | Good Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | OK Publishing s.r.o., 20a, Kosíre, Zahradníckova 1220, ?-150 00 Prague, obrody@gmail.com |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 13 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Anonymous |
| Gewicht: | 0,334 kg |