Pandectist
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An expert on the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.
"Many of the pandectists, however, do not mention the ammus negotia aliena gerendi among the requirements of negotiorum gestio;"
- 2 A proponent or developer of a complete code of laws of a country, especially of the German pandestic law.
"The scheme the pandectists sought was a scheme dominated by certain legal ideals and principles."
- 1 Pertaining to the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I. not-comparable
"First, the absolutist concept of ownership, which was advocated by pandectist philosophers, but which has been challenged as being an ahistorical assertion of the nature of ownership under Roman-Dutch law," and second, the feudal notions of property relations which underpin English land law."
- 2 Pertaining to the German adaptation of Roman law in the early sixteenth century. not-comparable
"In this way, the prestigious German pandectist science greatly influenced not only continental systems, but also English law and indirectly even American law."
Example
More examples"First, the absolutist concept of ownership, which was advocated by pandectist philosophers, but which has been challenged as being an ahistorical assertion of the nature of ownership under Roman-Dutch law," and second, the feudal notions of property relations which underpin English land law."
Etymology
From pandect + -ist.
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