Question

What were the names and characteristics of the four parts of the justinian code?

Answer 1

1. The Code- 5,000 Roman laws that were still considered useful for Byzantine Empire
2. The Digest- Quoted + summarized opinions of Rome's greatest legal thinkers about the law. 50 volumes.
3. The Institutes- Textbook that told law students how to use the laws. 
4. The Novellae- Presented legislation passed after 534