Roman Law
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greeks’ Contribution to the Development of Modern Laws
The ancient Greeks, or Hellenes, have contributed significantly to the foundation and development of various academic disciplines. It has been said that the Greeks were masters in the art of legal subtlety, but they lacked a legal science, as...
History
Code of Justinian: The Basis of Western Civil Law
The Code of Justinian (in Latin, Codex Justinianus) is a substantial collection of laws compiled under the sponsorship of Justinian I, a ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
Emperor Justinian ruled from 527 to 565, and his legal code, one of...