Name: Justinian's Digest By Tony Honore (Emeritus Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford University)
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Justinian's Digest: Character and Compilation by Tony Honore (Emeritus Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford University)

This book is a study of the character and compilation of Justinian's Digest, the main volume of Justinian's Corpus Iuris Civilis (528-534 AD). This is often considered as one of the most influential works in the history of Western culture. It remains significant, partly because it is still a part of the law in six countries in Southern Africa, and partly because of its role in the evolution over fifteen hundred years of the theory and practice of human rights - a theme explored in Professor Honore's previous book studying Ulpian (2nd ed, OUP 2002). The book gives a detailed account of the probable methods used in the compilation of the Digest and distinguishes the respective roles of imperial ministers, law professors, and advocates. It also examines the broader issues raised by the Digest's creation - how it was conceived by its compilers, its purpose, and its impact.

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Anyone who wants to do further research into the compilation of the Digest may find this book useful, to the extent that it presents Honore's own ideas in a slightly revised form and gives references to other relevant literature, and of course Honore's observations provide plenty of food for thought. * Tammo Wallinga, Edinburgh Law Review *

About Tony Honore (Emeritus Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford University)

Tony Honore is the Emeritus Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford University. An Honorary Fellow of All Souls College, Professor Honore has been teaching at Oxford for over sixty years. He is the author over twenty books on legal philosophy, trust law, and Roman legal history, including (with H.L.A. Hart) Causation in the Law, two editions of Ulpian, Law in the Crisis of Empire, the edited volumes Making Law Bind and Responsibility and Fault, and About Law.

1. Introduction ; 2. How Tribonian Organized the Compilation of Justinian's Digest ; 3. The Distribution of Authors and Works to the Committees ; 4. Editing the Digest ; 5. Late Arrivals. The Appendix Reconsidered ; 6. Some Digest Texts of Ulpian Attributed to Paul ; Addendum A: Bluhme-Kruger Ordo (updated) ; Addendum B: Analysis of Displaced Texts ; Bibliography ; Index of Texts

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Justinian's Digest: Character and Compilation by Tony Honore (Emeritus Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford University)

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Tony Honore (Emeritus Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford University)

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Oxford University Press

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2010-07-15

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248

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Justinian's Digest Tony Honore (Emeritus Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford University)

Justinian's Digest by Tony Honore (Emeritus Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford University)

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Justinian's Digest: Character and Compilation by Tony Honore (Emeritus Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford University)

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