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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.
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LLB LEVEL ONE COMPARATIVE LEGAL CULTURES ASSIGNMENT: 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. Justinian's compilation has had a large impact on the development of the civil law system in Europe. It has taken thousands of years to develop the civil law, the influence of colonisation, legal science movements, and various key codifications, have played a part in the formation of this type of law. "A study of the history of the civil law offers valuable insights into the factors that helped shape this particular legal family". (David and Brierley (1985) A good place to begin would be during the period when Augustus1 was Rome's emperor. Augustus wanted to preserve the republican constitution, which was practised by Julius Caesar before he was assassinated in 44BC. Practice resumed as it had done before and the...
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