ROMANLAW
Roman law
Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, and the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the 12 Tables, to the Corpus Juris Civilis ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I. The historical importance of Roman law is reflected by the continued use of Latin legal terminology in legal systems influenced by it.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Roman law
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