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Through the '' '''Codex Justinianus''' '' ''('''Code of Justinian''')'' 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 '' '''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. It is basically a revision of the ''Theodosian Code''. Justinian's supplements consisted of his:
* ''"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
