ðə lˈiːɡəl hjˈuːmɐnˌɪsts wɜːɹ ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv skˈɑːlɚz ʌv ɹˈoʊmən lˈɔː, wˌɪtʃ ɚɹˈoʊz ɪn ˈɪɾəli dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈɛnəsˌɑːns wɪððə wˈɜːks ʌv lɔːɹˈɛnzoʊ vˈælə ænd ˈændɹiə ˌælsɪˈɑːɾoʊ æz ɐ ɹɪˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst ðə kˈɑːməntˌeɪɾɚz.
The legal humanists were a group of scholars of Roman law, which arose in Italy during the Renaissance with the works of Lorenzo Valla and Andrea Alciato as a reaction against the Commentators.