Justinian's Digest: Character and Compilation

by Tony Honoré

This book is a study of the character and compilation of Justinian's Digest, the main volume of Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis (528-534 AD). This is often considered as one of the most influential works in the history of Western culture. It remains significant, partly because it is still a part of the law in six countries in Southern Africa, and partly because of its role in the evolution over fifteen hundred years of the theory and practice of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199593302
• ISBN13: 9780199593309
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"