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HISTORY OF LAW

(part 1)

According to historians, very early forms of law and order were based on control by the family, tribe or clan. The laws were a blend of customs, morality, and magic. Within their family settings, the people prescribed their own law and punishment for transgressing it.

Force of government behind customs made them into laws. Later laws grew from decisions by courts and from books in which lawyers wrote what have been learned. Later laws were set down in order in statute books or codes by kings or legislatures.

The earliest known system of laws was formed about 1700 B.C. by Hammurabi, King of Babylon. This system was a code (a complete list of laws) that defined personal rights, property rights, contracts, and so on.

The Greeks introduced the idea that laws are made by people, and should not be regarded as codes of behaviour coming from gods. The Greeks believed that a country should be ruled by law rather than by people. All government activities were to be regulated by law, not by whims of the rich and powerful. In 621 B.C., the statesman Draco codified and published the Athenian law (also known as the Draconian Code), which limited the judiciary power of the nobles. Each citizen was responsible for law enforcement: they arrested offenders, brought the offenders to court, acted as prosecutors, and later carried out the court’s judgement.

The most significant historical example of rule by law (not by people) is Roman law, which influenced most of the legal systems of the world. The Romans were a great lawmaking people and the law books of Emperor Justinian (A.D. 527- 565) summed up 1,000 years of their working out of laws. The Romans believed in law and order. They took many of the best laws from other civilizations. These laws were combined into a new system that people could understand. These laws were based on common sense and protected individuals and their belongings. The Romans believed that a person is innocent until proven guilty. This belief protects the citizens, especially when accused of committing a crime. These and many other ideas have been carried down to the present from the Roman law and have stood the test of the time because they have good reasons behind them.

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