Roman Law by Audrey Stephens

Roman Law Introduction

audreystephens3_2 — 2024-02-07 16:18:58 UTC

Roman Law was made over thousands of years from many different sources. When it grew, it grew almost without form, kind of all over the place. The sources were both written and unwritten. The Roman Law was still used even after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It wasn’t tribal law more of personal law to show they were Roman, not Germanic. After its growth with Renaissance humanism, Roman Law became a bigger influence on the rest of the world.

Main Points

audreystephens3_2 — 2024-02-07 16:25:30 UTC

Roman Law is a mix of the Roman Republic and Empire.
It was introduced in 451–450 B.C.E.
Grew from many different sources split between Written and Unwritten
Unwritten was referred to as custom but in the early modern period custom was also accepted as written in some places.
Continued to influence the European law even after the fall of the Western Roman Empire
It wasn't rediscovered until the late eleventh century by the West.
Renaissance humanism developed new approaches to the Roman Law in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Most continental European nations based their basic structures and categories on Roman Law

Summary

audreystephens3_2 — 2024-02-07 16:26:32 UTC

Over the centuries Roman law has had a lot of changes and adaptations from all kinds of different sources. Even though it didn’t start as used outside of the Roman Empire it did end up spreading and in turn growing and changing. Thanks to Renaissance humanism so many European nations are now built off of Roman law.