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Justinian's code
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Period: 540 to 540
Justinian's Code
Justinian was the greatest leader of the Byzantine empire, the code has been around for more than 1000 years. In this code, it was broken into branches, public and private law. Private law was about the people and how they handle things, where public law is more related to the government. Many countries use Justinian's code for base laws, and then build on top of them. An example of his law is when someone adopts a child, the power of the birth father is not dissolved after the child is adopted. -
Period: to 1750 BCE
Hammurabi's Code
Hammurabi code was used to rule the city of Babylon. It was the center for trading and culture. It was named after Hammurabi, he created the around 300 laws. The 300 laws include how to deal with assaults, marriages, divorces, and many more. An example is if a person stole a minor son of another, the person shall be put to death. The impact that it had on our current legal system is created the "Rule of Law" is where the the general public follows the law, and no one is an exception to laws.
