Le Interprétation des ‘Institutes’ de Justinien

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L'Interprétation des 'Institutes' de Justinien is a work by the French lawyer and scholar Étienne Pasquier. Published in 1847, this work delves into Roman law, specifically interpreting Justinian's Institutes. Pasquier's approach focused on French law as much as Roman law, reflecting his scholarly interests in the history and legal systems of France. He was known for his meticulous research, consulting original documents for his historical scholarship.1

The Institutes themselves are part of the Corpus Juris Civilis, a comprehensive collection of Roman laws compiled under the Byzantine emperor Justinian I between 529 and 565 CE. The Institutes served as an elementary textbook for law students.23

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…this period he also wrote L’Interprétation des “Institutes” de Justinien (1847), a work that dealt as much with French law as with Roman law. Near the end of his life he turned to biblical exegesis. He wrote some minor poetry in the style of the Pléiade and some excellent literary…
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…this period he also wrote L’Interprétation des “Institutes” de Justinien (1847), a work that dealt as much with French law as with Roman law. Near the end of his life he turned to biblical exegesis. He wrote some minor poetry in the style of the Pléiade and some excellent literary…
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