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1750 BC-Oldest known written code of laws- Code of Hammurabi
1200 BC to 1st century AD- Ten Commandments/ Holy Bible/ Christianity
620 BC- Rule of Law (should govern man, not other men) first legal systemn using a jury (Greeks)
450 BC- Civil Laws (Romans adopted Greek laws) -
means body of civil law
Emperor Justinian
Laws applied to Holy Roman Empire which spread over Western Europe -
unwritten law based on local customs
developed in 12th century England -
established English constitutional liberties
basic human rights
protection from abuse by government -
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Our laws are always changing!