Codifications of late antiquity : exclusive and universal / Jan Lokin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lokin, J. H. A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evolution--Philosophy.

Evolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

The Hague, The Netherlands : Eleven, [2023]

Summary:

This book, authored by J.H.A. Lokin, explores the codifications of Late Antiquity, focusing on the legislative techniques and the legal codes of Theodosius II and Justinian. The book delves into the exclusivity and universality of these codes, detailing how they were declared exclusive in legal courts, limiting the use of other constitutions. The book further examines the universal validity granted to the constitutions within these codes, despite their specific content. Lokin's work offers an in-depth analysis of the legislative processes during the reigns of these emperors, providing insights into the historical context and the evolution of law. This scholarly work is intended for an academic audience, including legal historians and scholars interested in ancient legal systems. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Contents

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Sources

Introduction

Prelude

Ius

Leges

Limited validity

General validity

Senatusconsulta

Inserto edicti vocabulo

Iudicum programmate

Codex Theodosianus

26 March 429

20 December 435

Laws included in the Theodosian Code

Laws excluded from the Theodosian Code

Legis vigor

Rescripta in Novo Codice

Rescripta et Responsa

Cognoscens decrevit

October 437

15 February 438

Exclusive

Universal

Subseciva

Conclusion

The post-Theodosian Novels

Novus Codex Justinianus (529)

Digesta

The relation between the constitutions in the Digest and in the Code

Decisiones et aliae constitutiones

Codex repetitae praelectionis

Exclusive and universal

Institutiones

The Justinian Novels

Conclusions

1. Exclusivity

2. Universality

3. Leges generales

4. Private rescripts

5. Codex Theodosianus

6. Post-Theodosian Novels

7. Novus Codex

8. Digest

9. Codex repetitae praelectionis

10. Institutiones

11. Justinian's Novels

A Bibliography of J.H.A. Lokin.

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Other Format:

Print version: Lokin, Jan Codifications of Late Antiquity

ISBN:

9789400112827

9400112823

OCLC:

1388491071