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c. 1387 CE–c. 1495 CE

Academic and practical reception of Roman law in Germany

Law & constitutions · Ius commune, educación y derecho romano

University chairs and jurists trained in the ius commune extended study of Roman law in German territories from the late fourteenth century. Reception was gradual and selective and coexisted with territorial, urban, and customary law; it was not an instant replacement of all local norms.

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