The General Problems Raised by the Codification of Justinian: Four Lectures Delivered March 8th, 10th, 13th, and 15th, 1922, Before the University of Oxford (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
Synopsis
Explore the aims and challenges of Justinian’s codification in a scholarly, historical light.
This collection gathers a series of Oxford lectures that examine why Justinian ordered the Code, Digest, and Institutes, and how the commissioners shaped these works. It blends historical method with juridical analysis to illuminate the sources, interpolations, and drafting processes behind the codification.
Two core questions frame the discussion: what general problems guided the codification, and how did the commissioners turn diverse classical and post-classical texts into a unified legal system? The book argues for a careful, historical approach that sees law as a product of its time, culture, and political atmosphere, not as isolated rules.- Learn how historians distinguish classical and Byzantine elements in the codified texts.
- See how post-classical sources and pre-Justinian interpolations influence the Justinian era.
- Understand the drafting process, the role of scholars from Berytus, and the rapid methods behind a monumental legal project.
- Explore the debated influence of religion and the reasons scholars discuss the motives behind Justinian’s codes.
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