Contemporary Law & Justice

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Purposes & Functions of Law

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1.) To keep the peace & prevent violent acts.
2.) To set punishments to deter potential criminals from such acts.
3.) To set rules for resolving civil disputes.

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To be fully effective, laws must be fair and must be equally applied

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1.) Good laws are reasonable.
2.) Ordinary people must be able to understand laws.
3.) Government must be able to enforce laws.

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What are Laws?

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1.) Rules which govern society.

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Ancient Laws
1.) Code of Hammurabi

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1.) First known system of written laws.
2.) Named after King Hammurabi of Babylonia.
3.) Prescribed " eye for an eye."

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Ancient Laws
2.) Ten Commandments

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1.) Found in the Holy Bible.
2.) Includes moral rules about how people should behave toward one another.
3.) aka Mosaic Law or Law of Moses

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Ancient Laws
3.) Roman Law

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Made a science law called Jurisprudence (the study of the law.)

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Code of Justinian

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Boiled down the confusion of mass of Roman Law into an orderly body of rules.

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Napoleonic Code

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Napoleon interpreted his own version of the Roman Law. (State of Louisiana has similar of laws.)

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Draconian Laws

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1.) Developed in Ancient Greece.
2.) Known for extremely harsh penalties for minor offenses
3.) Said to be written in blood, rather than ink. Death was prescribed for almost all criminal offenses.

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How did law develop in America?

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1.) 1st Americans
2.) Had rules to bring about peace among tribes.
3.) They formed Iroquois League.
4.) Europeans came to America for different reasons (gain wealth, escape religious persecution.)
5.) Settled in 13 British colonies.
6.) Settlers brought their English laws, customs/traditions with them.