Serbian Civil Law
The Serbian Civil Code (SCC for short) was the first and only complete Civil Code in Serbia. It was enacted on the 25th of March 1844, modeled mostly after the Civil Code of Austria, during the reign of the Defenders of the Constitution and Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević. Its author is Jovan Hadžić. The initial title of the Serbian Civil Code was „Zakonik građanski(j) za Knjažestvo Srbiju“. It consists of 950 articles in total, which makes it one of the shortest Civil Codes created. The Serbian Civil Code is one of the earliest and most important modern Civil law codifications enacted in Europe during the 19th century, after Napoleon’s Code Civile (1804), the Civil Code of Austria, and the Code of Netherlands (1838). It was in force for a whole century, until 1946, which makes it the longest-lasting code in Serbia’s recent history. By the Law on the invalidity of pre-war legislation and those enacted during the enemy occupation, dated 1946, its use was ena ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Justinian I
Justinian I (; la, Iustinianus, ; grc-gre, Ἰουστινιανός ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565. His reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovatio imperii'', or "restoration of the Empire". This ambition was expressed by the partial recovery of the territories of the defunct Western Roman Empire. His general, Belisarius, swiftly conquered the Vandal Kingdom in North Africa. Subsequently, Belisarius, Narses, and other generals conquered the Ostrogothic kingdom, restoring Dalmatia, Sicily, Italy, and Rome to the empire after more than half a century of rule by the Ostrogoths. The praetorian prefect Liberius reclaimed the south of the Iberian peninsula, establishing the province of Spania. These campaigns re-established Roman control over the western Mediterranean, increasing the Empire's annual revenue by over a million ''solidi''. During his reign, Justinian also subdued the ''Tz ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |