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Chapter 16. Origin of Laws – Where did they come from?. Throughout human history, most laws were never written Laws passed down by word of mouth and from generation to generation Hunter-Gatherer vs. Agrarian. Unwritten LAWS.
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Chapter 16 Origin of Laws – Where did they come from?
Throughout human history, most laws were never written Laws passed down by word of mouth and from generation to generation Hunter-Gatherer vs. Agrarian Unwritten LAWS
Despite millions of years of human history, laws have only been written in the past 4,000 years • First written laws made by King Hammurabi, in Mesopotamia • Code of Hammurabi • Included laws AND punishments • Ten Commandments • Early Judaea The First written laws
Make a code of at least 10 laws and 10 punishments. Make your own Hammurabi’s Code:
In order to maintain their vast empire, the Romans had intricate laws • Romans also invented jurisprudence • Jurisprudence – study of law • Justinian’s Code Roman LAW
First English law – Magna Carta (1215) • Development of common law • Law based on precedents (court decisions) • British constitution not written • By the 1700s, American colonies modify British law to fit their own desires for federalism and representative democracy • US Constitution as the supreme law of the land English LAW and our current system