The Status of Jews

 in the Medieval-Early Modern Ius commune

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Positive Law, Jurisprudence, Consilia, Higher Norms

  Justinian's Codex, De Iudaeis et caelicolis Book 1, Title 9 and Title 10 (524 C.E)

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Cod. 1.9.3 Constantine. Jews who become Christian cannot be attacked. 315

Cod. 1.9.4. Valentinian and Valens. Jewish synagogues cannot be requisitioned for quartering soldiers 368-373

Cod. 1.9.6 Gratian, Theodosius, Arcadius. Jews cannot marry Christians 388

Cod. 1.9.7 Idem. Jews cannot follow some of their marriage laws permitting marriages to relatives 393

Cod. 1.9.14 Honorius and Theodosius.  No innocent Jew can be disgraced or insulted 412

Cod. 1.9.16 Idem. Jews may not circumcise any Christian 423

Cod. 1.9.18 Theodosius and Valentinian.  No Jew may hold public office. 439 

Cod. 1.10.1-2 Constantine, Justinian.  Jews may not own Christian slaves and may not circumcise them (sententia capitalis)