Eastern Europe was also influenced by the jurisprudence of the Corpus Juris Civilis, especially in countries such as medieval Romania ( Wallachia, Moldavia, and some other medieval provinces/historical regions) which created a new system, a mixture of Roman and local law. English and Anglo-American common law were influenced also by Roman law, notably in their Latinate legal glossary (for example, stare decisis, culpa in contrahendo, pacta sunt servanda). Roman law thus served as a basis for legal practice throughout Western continental Europe, as well as in most former colonies of these European nations, including Latin America, and also in Ethiopia. In Germany, Roman law practice remained in place longer under the Holy Roman Empire (963–1806). Roman law also denoted the legal system applied in most of Western Europe until the end of the 18th century.
From the 7th century onward, the legal language in the East was Greek. The historical importance of Roman law is reflected by the continued use of Latin legal terminology in many legal systems influenced by it, including common law.Īfter the dissolution of the Western Roman Empire, the Roman law remained in effect in the Eastern Roman Empire. Roman law forms the basic framework for civil law, the most widely used legal system today, and the terms are sometimes used synonymously.
449 BC), to the Corpus Juris Civilis (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I.
Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (c. For Roman Catholic canon law, see Canon law.
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