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The code of Hammurabi is a set of laws inscribed into stone by the King of Babylon in Mesopotamia during the Babylonian reign. These laws were enforced as a justice system by the king. An example of a law states “If any one steal cattle or sheep, or an ass, or a goat, the thief shall pay thirty fold", however, they could also be put to death. This has created an impact on our legal system today by instilling the idea of punishment if a law had been broken. -
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The Duke of Normandy had invaded England in 1066 BCE killing the king of England claiming the crown of England. This legal system acted as judges but were named administrators however, they would take on cases as a judge would. People would be punished by death or loss of property. Losing property is still a used punishment in our legal system. These punishments used in 1066 BCE were found to be successful in reducing the rate of crimes and are still carried out in our systems to this day. -
This code is a collection of Roman laws and legal principles set in place by the Roman Emperor Justinian. It was introduced in Italy specifically the city Rome in 528-9 CE. An example of point 3 in the book: "The maxims of law are these: to live honestly, to hurt no one, to give every one his due." This impacted our legal system by bringing the church into our laws, and obeying the church as a sense of justice. It brought a singular religion, and biased mindsets into our legal system. -
The Great Law Of Peace was a democracy between five Iroquois speaking tribes, the Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, and Mohawk. -
A royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England, in 1215 in South England. This was a bill of rights for the citizens. One line from the bill states: "To no one will We sell, to no one will We deny or delay, right or justice." This had opened a gateway to equality, and freedom for citizens, it allowed people the right to own and inherit property without receiving excessive taxes. This right had been carried through the legal system for years, and is still seen in our present day. -
Frances legal system impacted Canada's greatly. The Napoleonic was set in place on March 21 1804, this code made a mans authority over his family greater a man was considered to be higher than his children, and wife. This was also a code that Canada had taken into consideration. Canadas legal system had demonstrated the hierarchy of man over wife. Canada had laws set in place that allowed a man to be an owner of his wife until the mid 19th century.