Code of Justinian, Latin Codex Justinianus, formally Corpus Juris Civilis (“Body of Civil Law”), the collections of laws and legal interpretations developed under the sponsorship of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I from 529 to 565 CE. Strictly speaking, the works did not constitute a new legal code. Rather, Justinian’s committees of jurists provided basically two reference works containing collections of past laws and extracts of the opinions of the great Roman jurists. Also included were an elementary outline of the law and a collection of Justinian’s own new laws.
Justinian assumed the throne in 527 and the following year, on February 13, 528, he issued a homicidal constitution by the name of haec quae necessary because these are the first words that head his text. By this constitution designated a commission composed of ten members, chaired by Juan de Cappadocia and integrated by the famous Teófilo and the Tribal magister officiorum, to make a compilation of laws or imperial constitutions until then in force, which were fundamentally taken from the Gregorian codes, Hermogenian and Theodosian. After fourteen months of intense work, the Commission presented the project to the emperor, promulgated on April 7, 529 by the summa republicae constitution.
This form of government works similarly to a company or corporation that is listed on the stock exchange.
In this system a governing body is organized that in most cases we know under the name of "municipal council".
Legislative functions are assigned to a person named as the <em>"manager".</em> His role is similar to that of a company director and is expected to manage the board of directors.
It is also common for another person to be assigned the role of "mayor", especially in a symbolic manner and if compared to the operation of a company, he would serve as a non-executive president.
Commission System
In this system of government people choose by vote different persons (commissioners) to work in a specific group or board of government.
Each one of these elected persons assumes a responsibility according to the needs.
A commissioner can be appointed as <em>"president"</em> or <em>"mayor"</em> and his role is to lead the meetings.
This group or commission has legislative and executive functions.
