Question

Why was Justinian’s Code created? Why was it important?

Answer 1

 The Justinian Code was created in order to create one single set of laws for all of the Byzantine Empire. This code was extremely important because it served as the basis for everyday actions within the empire including marriage, criminal justice, slavery, and property rights. Along with this, the code ended up serving as the basis for the laws of the Byzantine Empire for the next 900 years. Countries all over world use ideas from Justinian Code's in order to form a comprehensive set of laws. The four sections of the code are the Codex Constitutionum, Digesta, Institutiones, and the Novella Constitutiones Post Codicem.

Answer 2

Answer:

Sometimes one law repeated another, and sometimes two laws might say opposite things. Justinian found the whole situation confusing. He told hid advisors that a single empire needed a single set of laws. He wanted all his subjects to obey the same laws, no matter where they lived. The laws should be easy to understand and, he insisted, they should not contradict each other. The Justinian’s Code helped unite the Byzantine Empire, but it was also an enduring gift to the wold. Clear and consistent, the code later severed as a model for the codes of law in many modern nations.