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Legal and Moral Codes

Legal and Moral Codes. I. Hammurabi’s Code. First Written Legal Code Hammurabi 1790 BC in Babylon Based on Retribution “Eye for an Eye”. II. Ten Commandments. Hebrew Moral Code ~1500 BC Created by Moses Many form the basis of modern laws Killing, Stealing, Lying, etc.

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Legal and Moral Codes

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  1. Legal and Moral Codes

  2. I. Hammurabi’s Code • First Written Legal Code • Hammurabi • 1790 BC in Babylon • Based on Retribution • “Eye for an Eye”

  3. II. Ten Commandments • Hebrew Moral Code • ~1500 BC • Created by Moses • Many form the basis of modern laws • Killing, Stealing, Lying, etc.

  4. III. Other Legal Codes • Draco’s Law • Athenian Legal Code • Draco • HARSH punishments for all crimes • Justinian Code • Recodified Roman Law • Simpler to understand

  5. IV. English Common Law • Early Law • Based on Divine Power (Absolute Monarchy) • Kings used God as the basis for authority • Feudal System-Kings and Lords worked together to maintain control • 1215- Magna Carta • Established a contract between King and People • Basis of Limited Government • 1300s-Common Law Develops as courts gain more influence • 1688- Glorious Revolution • English Bill of Rights – Guarantees more freedoms to citizens • Parliament becomes equal to King • Statutory Law becomes common

  6. V. Enlightenment • 1600s and 1700s • Intellectual movement examining political and legal issues • Led to the reinvention of Greek and Roman ideas on government • Greek Democracy • Roman Republicanism • Rule of Law • Social Contract Theory

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