The Novellae Constitutiones, or Novels, issued by the Emperor Justinian I after the Codex Justinianus as part of the Corpus Juris Civilis, are the emperor's own body of new imperial legislation. As the primary legal text itself, it is fully authoritative for what sixth century Byzantine law actually provided, which is the fact this atlas draws on it for. It is the law itself, not a modern legal historical analysis of its later reception and influence, which needs a separate scholarly source.
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The Novellae Constitutiones are the Emperor Justinian I's own primary legal text, part of the Corpus Juris Civilis, treated at the top tier as direct authoritative text for what sixth century Byzantine law actually provided. NotesEmperor Justinian I's own compilation of new laws issued after the Codex Justinianus, part of the Corpus Juris Civilis; the imperial legislative text itself, not independent legal-historical analysis.
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AuthorEmperor Justinian I
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