Novellae Constitutiones
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| - | The '''''Digest''''', also known as the '''Pandects''' ([[Latin]]: ''Digesta seu Pandectae'', adapted from [[Ancient Greek]] πανδέκτης ''pandektes'', "all-containing"), is a name given to a compendium or digest of juristic writings on [[Roman law]] compiled by order of the [[Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire|Eastern Roman]] emperor [[Justinian I]] in the 6th century CE (530-533). It is divided into 50 books. | + | The '''''Novellae Constitutiones''''' ("new constitutions"; {{lang-la|Novellæ constitutiones}}, {{lang-grc|Νεαραὶ διατάξεις}}), or '''''Justinian's Novels''''', are now considered one of the four major units of [[Roman law]] initiated by [[Roman Emperor]] [[Justinian I]] in the course of his long reign (AD 527–565). The other three pieces are: the ''[[Codex Justinianus]]'', the ''[[Digest (Roman law)|Digest]]'', and the ''[[Institutes of Justinian|Institutes]]''. Justinian's [[quaestor]] [[Tribonian]] was primarily responsible for compiling these last three. Together, the four parts are known as the ''[[Corpus Juris Civilis]]''. Whereas the Code, Digest, and Institutes were designed by Justinian as coherent works, the Novels are diverse laws enacted after 534 (when he promulgated the second edition of the Code) that never were officially compiled during his reign. |
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| - | The Digest was part of a reduction and codification of all [[Roman laws]] up to that time, which later came to be known as the ''[[Corpus Juris Civilis]]'' (lit. "Body of Civil Law"). The other two parts were a collection of statutes, the [[Codex Justinianus|''Codex'' (Code)]], which survives in a second edition, and an introductory textbook, the [[Institutes of Justinian|Institutes]]; all three parts were given force of law. The set was intended to be complete, but Justinian passed further legislation, which was later collected separately as the ''[[Novellae Constitutiones]]'' (New Laws or, conventionally, the "Novels"). | + | |
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| - | * ''[[Corpus Juris Civilis]]'' | + | *[[Constitution (Roman law)]] |
| - | * [[Civil code]] | + | *[[Novel (Roman law)]] |
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The Novellae Constitutiones ("new constitutions"; Template:Lang-la, Template:Lang-grc), or Justinian's Novels, are now considered one of the four major units of Roman law initiated by Roman Emperor Justinian I in the course of his long reign (AD 527–565). The other three pieces are: the Codex Justinianus, the Digest, and the Institutes. Justinian's quaestor Tribonian was primarily responsible for compiling these last three. Together, the four parts are known as the Corpus Juris Civilis. Whereas the Code, Digest, and Institutes were designed by Justinian as coherent works, the Novels are diverse laws enacted after 534 (when he promulgated the second edition of the Code) that never were officially compiled during his reign.
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