<Li> ius scriptum and ius non scriptum -- meaning written and unwritten law , respectively . In practice , the two differed by the means of their creation and not necessarily whether or not they were written down . The ius scriptum was the body of statute laws made by the legislature . The laws were known as leges ( lit . `` laws '' ) and plebiscita ( lit . `` plebiscites , '' originating in the Plebeian Council ) . Roman lawyers would also include in the ius scriptum the edicts of magistrates ( magistratuum edicta ) , the advice of the Senate ( Senatus consulta ) , the responses and thoughts of jurists ( responsa prudentium ) , and the proclamations and beliefs of the emperor ( principum placita ) . Ius non scriptum was the body of common laws that arose from customary practice and had become binding over time . </Li>
<Li> ius scriptum and ius non scriptum -- meaning written and unwritten law , respectively . In practice , the two differed by the means of their creation and not necessarily whether or not they were written down . The ius scriptum was the body of statute laws made by the legislature . The laws were known as leges ( lit . `` laws '' ) and plebiscita ( lit . `` plebiscites , '' originating in the Plebeian Council ) . Roman lawyers would also include in the ius scriptum the edicts of magistrates ( magistratuum edicta ) , the advice of the Senate ( Senatus consulta ) , the responses and thoughts of jurists ( responsa prudentium ) , and the proclamations and beliefs of the emperor ( principum placita ) . Ius non scriptum was the body of common laws that arose from customary practice and had become binding over time . </Li>
what was the written law code of the romans
what was the written law code of the romans
the body of statute laws made by the legislature
the body of statute laws made by the legislature