Responsa (Latin: plural of responsum, `answers`) comprise a body of written decisions and rulings given by legal scholars in response to questions addressed to them. In the modern era, the term is used to describe decisions and rulings made by scholars in historic religious law. ==In the Roman Empire== Roman law recognised responsa prudentium, i.....
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(from the article `Papinian`) The most important of Papinian`s works are two collections of cases: Quaestiones (37 books) and Responsa (19 books). In postclassical law schools, ...
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(`questions and answers`), replies made by rabbinic scholars in answer to submitted questions about Jewish law. These replies began to be written in ... [4 related articles]
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(Latin) a significant development in the Roman justice system introduced by Augustus and his successors; a responsa was an opinion on a legal case heard in court by eminent jurists; jurists earned fame based on their responsa; famous jurists include Papinian, Julius Paulus, and Ulpian, all of whom held the position of praefectus praetoria, minister...
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