Litigation
Roman Law would continue to develop with the formulation of the Litigation arm of the law. Litigation is divided into three types of procedure: Legis Actiones, the Formulary System, and Cognito Extraodinarem.
Legis Actiones
The legis actiones were the procedures put in place for a Roman citizen to bring about a form of litigation, or civil procedure. The legis actiones were the civil procedures of this time. Legis actiones worked in the three parts of civil procedure, namely the summons, the trial and the execution. In comparison, it is much like that of the Judicial Branch.
Formulary System
The formulary system was the actual formation of judicial procedure. A judge, that had to me a Roman male citizen. The judge was not a jurist, but he would be responsible to refuse judgement, issue judgement and sentence a maximum amount of time and penalty.
Cognito Extraodinarem
The cognitory procedure would develop later in Roman Law and was also known as "extra ordinem" procedure. This procedure was the premise of a case that was reviewed by a magistrate, in a single hearing. Then the magistrate had the obligation to judge and issue a decision and if needed, the decision could be appealed by a higher magistrate.