Examine the effect of Justinian's Digest and Institutes upon the development of the Civil Law system of Western Europe prior to the period of the Humanists.
For the duration of the assignment I'll be mainly dealing with Emperor Justinian and his effects upon the civil law. In my interpretation of the title I feel its clear that Justinian's Digest and Institutes must have had a high impact upon the civil law system and how its developed. This assignment will try to examine the effects of his work and how it progressed through time. Furthermore I'd like to add with out his existence or relevance to civil law, who can tell how different outcomes would have been in this day and age. .
Stepping back into time going to the 6th century, which was the period that Emperor Justinian ruled (527 - 565A.D), the Roman Empire was in decline from its former glory. In the sense that he, "sought to rescue the Roman legal system from years of deterioration- from internet (see reference list). Justinian being the emperor he was had two main goals to reach, firstly to expand the empire and also to recapture but secondly to establish a firm and coherent system of law. With regards to the legal system, Justinian wanted to restore it throughout the empire and appointed a commission to collect and consolidate existing sources of Roman law. This included the texts of jurists and the twelve tables.
Appointed commissioners: "Tribonian and Theophilus once more, but now joined by another civil servant, Constantinus, and a colleague of Theophilus from the Constantinople law school, Cratinus. The other two commissioners were the professor of law at the other great imperial law school at Beirut, Dorotheus, and his colleague, Anatolius. They were aided in their task of reading all the extant juristic literature by a team of advocates from the Constantinople bar."" by Watkins p.63.
Twelve Tables: "The early custom and laws of Rome were put in writing for the first time in 451 and 450 B.
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