Justinian used to consider its Compilation perfect and exemplar to the point of portraying it as a « legal manifesto » of his age. Through an analysis of the statements of the Emperor contained in the legislation, it is nonetheless possible to discover a more critical and less celebratory attitude, especially when Justinian recognizes the presence of imperfections and gaps, which he plans to correct by means of a unitary scheme to be implemented through the Novellae.
Mea sanxit aeternitas. Giustiniano e l'eterno conflitto tra ideale e realtà / Puliatti, Salvatore. - In: MÉLANGES DE L'ÉCOLE FRANÇAISE DE ROME. ANTIQUITÉ. - ISSN 1724-2134. - 125-2:(2013), pp. 1-16.
Mea sanxit aeternitas. Giustiniano e l'eterno conflitto tra ideale e realtà
PULIATTI, Salvatore
2013-01-01
Abstract
Justinian used to consider its Compilation perfect and exemplar to the point of portraying it as a « legal manifesto » of his age. Through an analysis of the statements of the Emperor contained in the legislation, it is nonetheless possible to discover a more critical and less celebratory attitude, especially when Justinian recognizes the presence of imperfections and gaps, which he plans to correct by means of a unitary scheme to be implemented through the Novellae.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
