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26 Cards in this Set
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rule of law
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a principle of justice stating that 1.) law is necessary to regulate society, 2.) law applies equally to everyone, and 3.) people are not governed by artibitrary power
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great laws of manu
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indian laws compiled between 1280 and 880 bc, previously transferred through oral tradition
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code of li k'vei
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chinses laws written around 350 bc
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code of hammurabi
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one of earlier known recorded laws, written by king hammurabi of babylon
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codified
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arranged and recorded systematically
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retribution
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justice based on vengeance and punishment
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restitution
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payment made by the offender to victim of crime
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moasic law
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biblical or hebrew law found in book of exodus
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ten commandments
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laws given to moses to guide hebrew peeps
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justinian's code
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clarification and organization of roman law commissioned by justinian I
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napoleonic code
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civil law of france completed in 1804 (french civil code)
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trial by ordeal
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requiring a person to undergo torture to determine guilt or innocence
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trial by oath helping
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requiring friends of the accused to swear on the bible that they were innocent
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trial by combat
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determining guilt or innocence by having parties fight a duel
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adversarial system
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judicial process whereby evidence is presented by two opposing parties to impartial judge or jury
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divine right
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concept that monarchs and successors derived power from god and were only accountable to god
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assizes
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travelling courts
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circuit judges
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judges of travelling courts
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case law
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method of deciding cases based on recorded decisions of similar cases
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common law
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law that developed in english courts, relies on case law and is common to all people
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stare decisis
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latin, means "to stand by the decision"
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rule of precedent
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applying a previous decision to a case that has similar circumstances
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magna carta
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charter of political and civil rights signed in 1215 at runnymede in england
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habeas corpus
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court order designed to prevent unlawful arrest by ensuring that anyone detained is charged before a court within a reasonable amount of time
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the great binding law
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the constitution of the iroquois confederacy
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quebec civil code
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system of law used in quebec for resolving private matters
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