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8-604: Bulgarus was a twelfth-century Italian jurist , born in Bologna . He was the most celebrated of the famous Four Doctors of the law school of the University of Bologna and was regarded as the Chrysostom of the Glossators , being frequently designated by the title of the "Golden Mouth" ( os aureum ). He died in 1166 at a very advanced age. According to popular tradition, all four of
16-656: A commanding influence over the course of legal studies in Bologna. At the Diet of Roncaglia in 1158, Bulgarus assumed the leading role amongst the Four Doctors, and was one of the most trusted advisors to the emperor Frederick I . His most celebrated work is a notable commentary, De Regulis Juris , which was at one time printed amongst the writings of Placentinus . However, this commentary has since been properly credited to its true author, Cujacius , based on internal evidence contained in
24-533: A number of other countries jurist denotes someone with a professional law degree, and it may be a protected title, for example in Norway . Thus the term can be applied to attorneys, judges and academics, provided that they hold a qualifying professional law degree. In Germany – the term "full jurist" is sometimes used informally to denote someone who has completed the two state examinations in law that qualify for practising law, to distinguish from someone who may have only
32-494: The Proculians and Sabinians of Imperial Rome , Martinus being at the head of a school that accommodated the law in a manner that his opponents referred to as the "equity of the purse" ( aequitas bursalis ), whilst Bulgarus adhered more closely to the letter of the law. Bulgarus' school ultimately prevailed. Joannes Bassianus , Azo and Accursius all numbered amongst its notable adherents, each of whom, in turn, went on to exercise
40-466: The additions annexed to it, which were undoubtedly penned by Placentinus himself. This commentary is the earliest extant work of its kind emanating from the school of the Glossators. According to Savigny, it is a model specimen of the excellence of the method introduced by Irnerius , and a striking example of the brilliant results obtained in a short period of time by virtue of a constant, exclusive study of
48-455: The famous Four Doctors (Bulgarus, Martinus Gosia , Hugo de Porta Ravennate and Jacobus de Boragine ) were pupils of Irnerius ; however, while there is currently no insuperable difficulty in substantiating this claim with regard to Bulgarus, Friedrich Carl von Savigny considered the evidence to be insufficient to support this claim. Martinus Gosia and Bulgarus were the chiefs of two opposite schools at Bologna, corresponding in many respects to
56-518: The sources of law. Jurist A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law ; someone who analyzes and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar , mostly (but not always) with a formal education in law (a law degree ) and often a legal practitioner . In the United Kingdom the term "jurist" is mostly used for legal academics, while in the United States
64-517: The term may also be applied to a judge. With reference to Roman law , a "jurist" (in English) is a jurisconsult ( iurisconsultus ). The English term jurist is to be distinguished from similar terms in other European languages, where it may be synonymous with legal professional , meaning anyone with a professional law degree that qualifies for admission to the legal profession, including such positions as judge or attorney. In Germany , Scandinavia and
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