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LAWS. TRACING OUR LEGAL SYSTEM. Our American Legal System has been influenced by previous systems(precedents) Word of mouth laws Code of Hammurabi Ten Commandments Roman Law Justinian Code English Law American system Napoleanic Code. Word of Mouth Laws. Unwritten source of American Law

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LAWS

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  1. LAWS

  2. TRACING OUR LEGAL SYSTEM • Our American Legal System has been influenced by previous systems(precedents) • Word of mouth laws • Code of Hammurabi • Ten Commandments • Roman Law • Justinian Code • English Law • American system • Napoleanic Code

  3. Word of Mouth Laws • Unwritten source of American Law • Could be changed easily or misinterpreted easily

  4. First written code of law Harsh penalties, not necessarily fair Code of Hammurabi

  5. Ten Commandments • Ethical monotheism • Covenant created- precedent to social contract

  6. Roman Law • Innocent until proven guilty • Jurisprudence- study of law created • Became part of cannon law- Roman Catholic Law

  7. Justinian Code • Condensed the many Roman laws into something manageable

  8. ENGLISH LAW • Most important source of American law • Common law is the basis- precedents • Magna Carta- limiting the ruler’s power

  9. American Legal System • Constitution as its basis • Based on due process of the law

  10. Napoleanic Code • Spread through conquest • Updated Justinian Code

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