Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Corpus Iuris Civilis, 6th Century
Read a short background introduction and excerpts from both the Digest & Institutes sections of Justinian's code of laws. Site by Fordham University.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Justinian the Institutes 535 Ad
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides great information on Justinian's Institutes. Click here for a table of contents from our books of the Institutes, a significant portion of Justinian's code of...
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History of Information: The Code of Justinian
Learn here how the codification of law in Rome became known as the Code of Justinian (named after Emperor Justinian I). This code became the basis for civil law in western Europe.
University of California
University of California at Berkeley: Justinian Code
This website describes the creation and implementation of the Justinian Code, or "The Body of Civil Law" for the Roman Empire. The site is divided into sections, including a description of the code itself, the type of laws within it,...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Code of Justinian
In this entry, you will discover how Justinian I comprised past laws extracts of the opinions of the great Roman jurists, turning it into the Corpus Juris Civilis, otherwise known as "Body of Civil Law." The Justinian code consists of...