<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the Medieval period, Roman law and canon law formed <italic>ius commune</italic> or the common European law. The similarity between Roman and canon law was that they used the same methods and the difference was that they relied on different authoritative texts. In their works canonists and civilists combined the ancient Greek achievements in philosophy with the Roman achievements in the field of law. Canonists were the first who carried out research on the distinctions between various legal sources and systematized them according to a hierarchical order. The Medieval civilists sought solutions in canon law for a large number of problems that Justinian’s Codification did not hinge on or did it only superficially. Solutions offered by canon law were accepted not only in the civil law of Continental Europe, but also in the English law.</p></abstract>

In the Medieval period, Roman law and canon law formed ius commune or the common European law. The similarity between Roman and canon law was that they used the same methods and the difference was that they relied on different authoritative texts. In their works canonists and civilists combined the ancient Greek achievements in philosophy with the Roman achievements in the field of law. Canonists were the first who carried out research on the distinctions between various legal sources and systematized them according to a hierarchical order. The Medieval civilists sought solutions in canon law for a large number of problems that Justinian’s Codification did not hinge on or did it only superficially. Solutions offered by canon law were accepted not only in the civil law of Continental Europe, but also in the English law.

The influence of canon law on <italic>ius commune</italic> in its formative period

Faculty of Law, South East European University, Tetovo

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In the Medieval period, Roman law and canon law formed ius commune or the common European law. The similarity between Roman and canon law was that they used...

The influence of canon law on ius commune in its formative period

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 153 - 164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2015-0034

Keywords
Canon law, Roman law, ius commune, Decretum, Corpus iuris civilis

© 2015 South East European University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The influence of canon law on ius commune in its formative period

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 153 - 164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2015-0034

KeywordsCanon law, Roman law, ius commune, Decretum, Corpus iuris civilis

© 2015 South East European University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Canon law, Roman law, ius commune, Decretum, Corpus iuris civilis