×
CORPUS JURIS CIVILIS — THE GLOSSA LINEAGE
THE DIGEST (PANDECTS) — 533 AD
50 books of legal opinions. Book XIV: Maritime Law. Title I: "Concerning The Action Against The Owner Of A Ship." Foundation of admiralty jurisdiction over persons-as-vessels.
THE INSTITUTES — 533 AD
Legal textbook for training lawyers. Established the categories of persons, things, and actions that persist in modern law.
THE CODEX — 534 AD
Imperial constitutions. The emperor IS the law. Whatever pleases the prince has the force of law (quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem).
THE NOVELLAE — 535-565 AD
New laws by imperial decree. The emperor makes law unilaterally. Precedent for executive orders and statutory law.
THE GLOSSA — THE INTERPRETIVE OVERLAY
The all-uppercase "translation" layer that sits on top of the actual law and redefines it. The GLOSSA is the ancestor of every DOG-LATIN document you have ever signed. From this point forward, the law says one thing; the GLOSSA says another.