HIST-1106EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Groot, Corpus Juris Civilis, De Jure Belli Ac Pacis
13 Nov 2020
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This module first addresses the rise of national systems of law in europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. It then examines the codification of these systems beginning in the second half of the 18th century. From this time on, legal codes began appearing across continental europe. This juncture in history is sometimes referred to as the codification period . The codification period concludes with the introduction of the german civil code, the b rgerliches gesetzbuch (bgb) in 1900. Roman law and national laws (17th and 18th centuries) i. The 17th century saw the start of a bold new development in legal science. Unlike in previous periods, in which the emphasis was primarily on studying roman law as a universal phenomenon that transcended locality, in this period we see a shift towards striving for the creation of a "national law . This is not to say that roman law diminished in importance as a result.
