early history of codified law code of hammurabi mosaic law justinian code greek
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Early History of Codified Law Code of Hammurabi Mosaic Law Justinian Code Greek. Early History of Codified Law Code of Hammurabi Earliest Literally carved in stone Categorisation : family, criminal, labour , property, trade, business. Retribution Established system of judges. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Early History of Codified Law
• Code of Hammurabi•Mosaic Law• Justinian Code• Greek
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Early History of Codified Law• Code of Hammurabi• Earliest• Literally carved in
stone• Categorisation: family,
criminal, labour, property, trade, business.
• Retribution• Established system of
judges
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Early History of Codified Law• Mosaic Law• First give books of Old
Testament, Ten Commandments
• Literally carved in stone
• Corporal/capital punishment
• Retribution
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Early History of Codified Law• Justinian Code• Became basis for
Western law traditions
• Established profession of experts
• Equity • Lives on in Napoleonic
(French Civil) Code
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Early History of Codified Law
• Greek• responsible for 4 main types of law:
1. Tort Law 2. Public Law 3. Procedural4. Family
• creating the legal process trials, convictions, and sentencing
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Foundations of Canadian Law
• Two of three founding nations of Canada • France- Napoleonic/French Civil Code
• England- Common Law
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Foundations of Canadian Law• French Civil Code• Private Law, based on Roman Law of Emperor
Justinian• 1 book• Associated with “Civil Code” & “Justinian
Code”• Contains almost all private law• Major influence Quebec Law- permitted in
Proclamation 1770/Quebec Act 1774
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Foundations of Canadian Law• English Common Law• “Judge-made law”• Founded in feudal England• Judges traveled from town to town & applied
the law similarly in similar cases• Known as: “Rule of Precedent”
“Stare Decisis” – to stand by previous decision•Established impartial & standard law•Judges rulings recorded – creating Case Law, which was applied in future similar legal cases
*King always maintained veto
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King
Lords Barons (Sole Judges of law) Judges
English Common Law (Judges met (assizes) to increase consistency)
Foundations of Canadian Law• English Common Law Evolution (I)
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Foundations of Canadian Law• English Common Law Evolution (II)• Rule of Law• Equality• No restrictions without reason• Legal rights could not be changed
without consent (of the people, where true power lay)
• Habeas corpus