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Historyczne znaczenie systematyzacji prawa według Gajusa
The importance of systematization of law according to Gaius. Historical view

Author(s): Bronisław Sitek
Subject(s): History of Law
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: Roman law; systematization of law; Gaius’ Institutions; teaching of Roman law

Summary/Abstract: Systematization of the juridical material done by Gaius has generated the interest of lawyersactually since the fall of the Western Empire. The division of the legal material itself into: personae,res and actiones was probably taken from the writings of Greek and Roman grammarians. Gaius,however, improved it to meet the needs of didactics. There is no doubt about Gaius’ intellectual contribution. The criteria of systematization of legal material have been applied in a number ofcollections or later codes. We should mention here: the Napoleonic Code or the Austrian Code. The last code, in which the systematics of the law done by Gaius has been applied, was the Code of Canon Law of 1917.

  • Issue Year: 27/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 111-124
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish