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Ius scriptum


Ius scriptum is Latin for "written law". Ius scriptum was the body of statute laws made by the legislature. The laws were known as leges ("laws") and plebiscita ("plebiscites" which came from the Plebeian Council). Roman lawyers would also include in the ius scriptum:

Ius scriptum was contrasted with ius non scriptum, the body of common laws that arose from customary practice and had become binding over time.



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