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Hammurabi's Code was a set of 282 laws inscribed in stone by the Babylonian king, Hammurabi. This code influenced the laws of other cultures because it was the most clearly defined. Hammurabi concurred, then ruled ancient Mesopotamia in 1792-1750 BC. It is a set of harsh laws and punishments, A lot of which resulting in death or amputations. -
This code was based off of the law, "An eye for an eye". An example of a law in this code is, If any one steal the minor son of another, he shall be put to death. Law 14. Two big ideas that are used in today’s legal system are, Prescribed punishment, and a codified set of laws and procedures. These are ideas that have passed on from Hammurabi’s code to this day
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What is the Justinian code? Justinian 1 served as emperor of the Byzantine empire from 527 to 565. Justinian, his wife, and 10 selected men Wrote wrote the Justinian code. The code was created in the byzantine empire. The Justinian Code is a collection of laws and legal interpretations developed under Justinian 1. -
The Justinian code took law took the laws from the Romans and simplified them to make them more up-to-date and accessible for all people. They also added laws to make them better fitting for the current time period. The Justinian code made women's rights and is the basis of civil law. -
Henry II was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. He put Institutionalized common law in effect in 1154, by creating the unfiled court system we see today. Canada uses common law in their legal system today. It is used in all provinces and territories except for Quebec. -
Common law is a body of unwritten laws based on precedents made by the court. This helps Judges decide on the punishment at hand based on previous decisions of similar situation. The change into Common law was a long process that started after the Norman Conquest in 1066, by the time in Henry ll, in 1154, this set of common laws was fully established and placed into the legal system.
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The Great Law Of Peace was made by the great peace maker, Dekanawidah, who went from nation to nation selling the idea of peace, and unity. The Great Law Of Peace
was made on the 5 nations that bordered Lake Ontario. The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. Hiawatha is the one who proposed the idea of the great law of peace to the peace maker. He was born and raised in Onondaga, but did not agree with their ways of ruling, so therefore moved to the Mohawk tribe. -
The Great Law Of Peace is a code of law that was passed on throughout these 5 tribes to unite them and stop them from fighting and killing each other. Law 9 states that questions or concerns shall be proposed to Mohawk and Seneca then to Oneida and Cayuga then to Onondaga for the final judgement. In todays legal system we have a very similar system, It has to go through the house of commons, senate, and then the Governor General.
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The Magna Carta is a Charter of rights signed by King John of England. This is a law that states the king has to follow the law as well, and that they are not above the law. Without this law, Royalty could do what they want and could use their power for bad things, or things that society did not agree with. -
Some of the Magna Carta's original laws are still a part of British law, such as the ban of unusual or cruel punishments. The Magna Carta didn't just influence the English law but its content influenced many other countries around the world.
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This code was established under the French Consulate in 1804. This code was originally introduced to area’s under French control. This included Belgium, Luxembourg, parts of western Germany, northwest Italy, Geneva, and Monaco. This code was introduced to territories conquered by Napoleon. This code was put into place post-Revolutionary, it gave France their first set of laws concerning property, family, and individual rights. -
These laws help give territories under French law order and peace. This set of laws influenced the civil codes of Europe, and other places across the world. Quebec is the only province or territory in Canada that uses this code, the rest uses common law. Quebec is the only bijuridical province in Canada today, the French civil code helps them regulate civil matters.
