The legal framework of the foreign policy of the Byzantine in the era of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (945-959)
Journal: Cuestiones Políticas
Year: 2022

The aim of the article is to determine the legal foundations. The methodological basis of the study is analysis and synthesis, systems approach, genetic and comparative methods. Conclusions: The Byzantine law can be traced to the legislation of Basil I and Leo VI. However, jus gentium (law of nations) did not have sufficient representation in their codes. Therefore, the legal basis of Byzantine foreign policy consisted of customs and traditions that had been formed in diplomatic practice in anci