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Corpus juris civilis |
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[Latin, The body of the civil law.] The name given in the early seventeenth century to the collection of Civil Law based upon the compilation and Codification of the Roman system of Jurisprudence directed by the Emperor Justinian I during the years from 528 to 534 a.d. CORPUS JURIS CIVILIS. The body of the civil law. This, is the name given to a collection of the civil law, consisting of Justinian's Institutes, the Pandects or Digest, the Code, and the Novels. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Preceding the work of Aquinas was the monumental Corpus Juris Civilis of Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which incorporated the condemnations found in Leviticus 20:13: "If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. |
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