Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
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Summary
Corpus Juris Civilis is a code of law[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of code of law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,287 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Tribonian[3]
- Country: Byzantine Empire[4]
- Instance of: compilation of laws[5], reference work[6]
- Commissioned by: Justinian I[7]
- Genre: treatise[8]
- Commons category: Corpus Iuris Civilis[9]
- Language of work or name: Latin[10]
- Legislated by: Justinian I[11]
- Point in time: 528[12]
- Has edition or translation: Q135911064[13]
- Work available at URL: http://www.histoiredudroit.fr/corpus_iuris_civilis.html[14]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Otto's encyclopedia[17], Almanach československých právníků[18], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[19]
- Title: Corpus Iuris Civilis[20]
- Form of creative work: prose[21]
Why It Matters
Corpus Juris Civilis has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]