Roman law was highly influential in the Holy Roman Empire, even serving as the framework law for much of German history. Why was this true? 1 2 3 4 The Holy Roman Empire had no unified legal system or legal profession, so Roman law was used to fill in the gaps Justinian's Code was originally written in German, then translated to Latin Germany was the center of the Roman Empire, so it had a long history of Roman legal influence Roman law was largely based on the Leges Barbarorum (laws of the barbarians) and early Germanic codes

Roman law was highly influential in the Holy Roman Empire, even serving as the framework law for much of German history. Why was this true? 1 2 3 4 The Holy Roman Empire had no unified legal system or legal profession, so Roman law was used to fill in the gaps Justinian's Code was originally written in German, then translated to Latin Germany was the center of the Roman Empire, so it had a long history of Roman legal influence Roman law was largely based on the Leges Barbarorum (laws of the barbarians) and early Germanic codes