The Codex Theodosianus, completed in 438, replaced all constitutions since Constantine in the Eastern Empire, and later...
ANCIENT LAW
The law rules every order of the state, and every condition of man; it governs wives and...
After Romulus had distinguished the persons of higher rank from those of inferior condition, then he passed...
Is not the knowledge of the Gods which we have set forth with so much zeal one...
1. ‘O sinless One, the whole sacred law(sruti and smriti), are applicable to the four Varnas, has...
A woman who has a right to claim maintenance for an unlimited period of time shall be...
The magistrate, before whom the declaration is made, which it is proper for anyone to make as...
In 1670, when the K'ang Hsi emperor was sixteen years old, he issued a list of sixteen...
The magistrate shall bring them immediately before the Senate and shall appoint whatever advocate they request to...
The enactment of the Twelve Tables was preceded by a period of discontent and even active agitation,...
It remains for us to speak of actions. And if we inquire how many kinds of actions...
By the Law of the Twelve Tables, the estates of persons dying intestate belong to their proper...
Roman law is the law that was valid in the city of Rome in ancient time and...
The text outlines the teachings of Manu Smriti, focusing on Dharma and various social classes in ancient...