Code

From a lecture in Roman law, I learned that the apogee of Roman legal genius had found its embodiment in the Justinian Codex. However, from Prof. Kunderewicz’s manual (nota bene Cezary), I could not understand what the CODE is. So I decided that already in the first year of my studies I will buy the CIVIL CODE and see for myself if it is really so brilliant. So I bought a CIVIL CODE and was excited to start reading on the train. For more than an hour I read the following four articles (small caps mark what I did not understand):
Article 1 This Code governs CIVIL RELATIONS BETWEEN NATURAL PERSONS AND LEGAL PERSONS.
Article 3 The Act has no RETROACTIVE EFFECT, unless it results from its wording or purpose.
Article 5 may not be made of its right of use which is contrary to the socio-economic purpose of that right or to the principles of social coexistion. Such act or omission of the rightholder shall not be deemed to be THE EXERCISE OF THE LAW AND SHALL NOT ENJOY PROTECTION.
Article 6 The burden of proving fact lies with the person who derives legal effects from this fact.
Article 7 If a law makes legal effects dependent on good or bad faith, the existence of good faith is presumed.

There are few works that match civil codes and civil procedures with the beauty of thought.