Justinian+Code+1

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Justice and Law are the most important things to the Justinian Code as they were placed first in the book. The study of law is divided into two branches: public and private. Public laws regard to the empire as a whole while private laws deal with individual lifestyles. These laws were made base on three elements: the laws of nature, the law of nations and the civil laws. Some laws were written while others were unwritten because they became common to people as they were passed from generations to generations. Justice and Law became significantly important as human civilized. They helped to shape a civilization and put citizens under control, which occasionally causes revolts. The most basic but important law under the Justinian Code was "to live honesty, to hurt no one, and to give every one his due." The codes for marriage in the Justinian Code is considered common sense in today society but they were strictly enforced at the time. Blood related cannot marry each other even if they were far away cousins. This was also one of the first code that prohibited men from marrying multiple wives while others only prohibited women from marrying different men. Overall, the code was fair for men and women.
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