Abstract
To analyze the status of Roman legal tradition in schemes of the sources of law in medieval period, it is the purpose of this article. To that end, it was studied the legal experience of some Germanic kingdoms established in the ancient territory of the Roman Empire, the Church's right, the political vision of the Holy Roman Empire and the School of Bologna. Through the inductive research method, it was observed that the roman legal tradition acted on several levels of influence, as a primary source and a subsidiary; transmitting Roman notions to medieval legal institutions; in addition to observe their influence on systemic composition of new legal systems.
Keywords:
Roman Legal Tradition; Sources of Law; Medieval Period.