General Theory of Law -- Ping (New Version of Translated Classics)

Author: Justinian of Rome, translated by Zhang Qitai
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Features: Justinian's General Principles of Law is a legal textbook commissioned by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian (483–565) for the Chancellor and law professors of the Eastern Roman Empire. It is also translated as "Elements of Law." Completed in 533 AD, it was written to consolidate the production relations of Roman slavery and the private property of slave owners. The book incorporates decrees issued by Roman emperors concerning private law, as well as the doctrines of famous Roman legal scholars on private law. Therefore, it is the most comprehensive private law of the Roman Empire. This private law had a significant impact on the drafting and development of civil law in various European countries in later generations. The world-famous "Napoleonic Code" was also formulated based on it.