Roman law
Roman law the law of ancient Rome; also the legal system and sci- ence built upon it and adopted in various ways in various places at various times up to the present. The classical period ran from rough- ly 27 BC to the middle of the third century AD. The first phase of the law then concluded with the codification of all the law by Justinian (AD 527–565) in the CORPUS JURIS CIVILIS. The Roman law survived in watered-down form in Constantinople until its fall in 1453. Its real 'second life' began in the West when Justinian's Digest was discov- ered and used as the heart of a revived study of Irnerius (1050–1130) at the University of Bologna. While England developed its own sys- tem, other states looked to Roman law for inspiration. The NAPOLEONIC CODE began a process of the adoption of Roman and Romantic legal thought throughout Europe. Often the term civil law or civilian is used for the post-Justinian period.343
roup
/Image_354.png){kind=small}
The importance of the Roman tradition lies in the fact that the law was set out in a systematic way – obligations, property and persons being separated yet related. This meant there was less danger of hap- hazard, incongruous organic development where the reports of decided cases are simply collected.
- Presiding Officer
- Press Council
- price
- prima facie
- primary rules
- Prime Minister
- primogeniture
- principal
- priority need
- prison
- privacy
- private bill
- private carrier
- private company
- private international law
- private law
- private nuisance
- privilege
- privileged wills
- privity of contract
- Privy Council (PC)
- prize
- probate
- proclamation (royal)
- procurator