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Through the The '' '''Codex Justinianus''' '' ''('''Code of Justinian''')'' was the first of four parts of the ''[[w:Corpus Juris Civilis|Corpus Juris Civilis]]'' to be completed, on [[April 7]], 529 A.D. Emperor [[Justinian]] I achieved lasting influence for his judicial reforms via the summation of all Roman law in the ''[[w:Corpus Juris Civilis|Corpus Juris Civilis]] ("Body of Civil Law")'', a collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence, issued from AD 529 to 534 by his order. The Code of Justinian Codex Justinianus was the first of four parts of the ''[[w:Corpus Juris Civilis|Corpus Juris Civilis]]'' to be completed, on [[April 7]], 529 A.D. It is basically a revision of the ''Theodosian Code''. Justinian's supplements to it consisted of his:
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* ''"Digesta"'' (or ''[[w:Pandects|Pandectae]]''), a synopsis of passages from juristic books and law commentaries of the classical period, mostly dating back to the second and third centuries.
* ''"Institutiones"'', a modified codification of the celebrated Roman jurist [[w:Gaius (jurist)|Gaius]]' legislation. And the