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- Emperor Justinian of Eastern Roman existing laws and decreecs written down in a single document
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- Written by the first lawgiver of ancient Greece
- Laws were harsh and included death penalty for minor offenses
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- England's first document to check the power of the king
- Declared people could not be deprived or lives, liberty, or property judgement of their peers
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- A list of moral and religious principles
- Many principles still used today
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- First written set of laws
- If laws are written and posted for all to see, then everyone has to follow the same laws
