The civil law system is based Corpus Juris Civilis and follows its tradition of codification.

大陆法系以《国法大全》为起点,走向了法典编纂的道路.

From Justinian's times to the present, the term Roman law, except to specialists, generally has meant Roman law as it appears in the sixth century Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian.

从查士丁尼时代至今，除了部分专家外，一般都认为罗马法就是指公元六世纪由查士丁尼主持编撰的《国法大全》。