Roman law
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Roman law is the ancient legal system of the Roman Empire that profoundly influenced the development of civil law traditions and many modern legal systems worldwide.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman law canonical | 119 |
| Roman law tradition | 6 |
| Byzantine law | 2 |
| Roman civil law | 2 |
| Roman law traditions | 2 |
| Roman family law | 1 |
| Roman law (in form and procedure) | 1 |
| Roman law (revived) | 1 |
| Roman law heritage | 1 |
| Roman property law | 1 |
| Römisches Staatsrecht | 1 |
| Römisches Strafrecht | 1 |
| Twelve Tables | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T50951 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Roman law Context triple: [Roman-Dutch law, hasOrigin, Roman law]
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Roman-Dutch law
Roman-Dutch law is a hybrid legal system that combines principles of Roman law with Dutch customary law and has historically influenced the private law of several countries, especially in Southern Africa and Sri Lanka.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was a vast and influential ancient civilization that dominated the Mediterranean world and much of Europe for centuries, profoundly shaping law, politics, culture, and religion in Western history.
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Roman Curia
The Roman Curia is the central administrative apparatus of the Holy See that assists the Pope in governing the worldwide Catholic Church.
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Roma
The Roma are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group originating from the Indian subcontinent and living mainly in Europe, long subjected to persecution and discrimination, including mass murder during the Holocaust.
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E.
Julius
Julius is the first given name of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist known as the "father of the atomic bomb."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Roman law Target entity description: Roman law is the ancient legal system of the Roman Empire that profoundly influenced the development of civil law traditions and many modern legal systems worldwide.
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Roman-Dutch law
Roman-Dutch law is a hybrid legal system that combines principles of Roman law with Dutch customary law and has historically influenced the private law of several countries, especially in Southern Africa and Sri Lanka.
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B.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was a vast and influential ancient civilization that dominated the Mediterranean world and much of Europe for centuries, profoundly shaping law, politics, culture, and religion in Western history.
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C.
Vatican civil law
Vatican civil law is the internal legal system governing the secular and administrative affairs of Vatican City under the authority of the Holy See.
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Ancient Greek religion
Ancient Greek religion was the polytheistic belief system of ancient Greece, centered on a pantheon of gods like Zeus and Athena, mythological heroes, and ritual practices that shaped Greek culture, art, and philosophy.
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Roman Curia
The Roman Curia is the central administrative apparatus of the Holy See that assists the Pope in governing the worldwide Catholic Church.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil law tradition
ⓘ
historical legal system ⓘ legal system ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Roman Empire
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Roman Republic ⓘ |
| codifiedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Roman Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Rome
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| developedFrom |
Roman customary practices
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edicts of the praetors ⓘ imperial constitutions ⓘ senatus consulta ⓘ statutes of the Roman assemblies ⓘ |
| earliestCodification |
Roman law
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Tables
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| follows | civil law tradition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Roman contract law
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Roman criminal law ⓘ Roman law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Roman family law
Roman inheritance law ⓘ Roman procedural law ⓘ Roman law self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Roman property law
customary law ⓘ imperial legislation ⓘ ius civile ⓘ ius gentium ⓘ ius naturale ⓘ praetorian law ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin American legal systems
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canon law ⓘ civil law ⓘ continental legal systems ⓘ international law doctrines ⓘ modern European legal systems ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek legal ideas
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Hellenistic legal practice ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
contract
ⓘ
delict ⓘ legal personality ⓘ manumission ⓘ obligations ⓘ ownership ⓘ patria potestas ⓘ possession ⓘ servitudes ⓘ succession ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| revivalCenter | University of Bologna ⓘ |
| revivedIn | medieval universities ⓘ |
| studiedIn | faculties of law ⓘ |
| TwelveTablesPromulgatedIn | 449 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Roman law Description of subject: Roman law is the ancient legal system of the Roman Empire that profoundly influenced the development of civil law traditions and many modern legal systems worldwide.
Referenced by (139)
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