The punishment for most violations was death. These laws also stated that it was the states job to punish the offender not private citizens Law of the Twelve Tables was originally only 10 laws but later 2 more statutes were added. These laws are considered the basis of modern public and private law. They instituted the fact that all trials would be held in public and helped to protect the lower class from the wrong doings of the upper class. Justinian Code was developed by the king of the Byzantine Empire.
Draco’s Law was enacted in the year 621 B.C. and was named for a citizen of Greece who had been selected to write a code of law for Athens. Under this law, the penalty for many crimes was the death penalty. The law was first written in Greece and introduced the concept that the state is responsible for the punishments of the accused rather than private citizens. The Law of Twelve Tables was enacted in the year 450 B.C., however it only had ten laws originally.
Look at the map of Greek colonies—Map 10.2, Classical Greece and the Mediterranean basin, 800-500 B.C.E. What role did Greek sailors and merchants play in cultural as well as economic expansion? How did sailing and adventure express the nature of the Greeks? 19. Follow the path of Alexander’s conquests using Map 10.3, Alexander’s empire, ca.
Security measures are implemented through three focal points, watch and ward where individuals would post a night watch to prevent crime. The second is hue and cry where if a felony had been committed, the community had to help in the apprehension of the criminal. The last being assize of arms is when all males within the community 15 to 60 years old had to keep a weapon in their home. (Clifford, 2004) How have these laws led to the historical development of security forces, both private and public? I feel these laws have led to the historical development of security forces private as well as public because of the consistent need to grow, develop and protect.
Bill of right is a natural right of liberty and freedom which also puts limit on government’s power. Second, difference is In Hammurabi’s Law Code; there is a specific punishment for each unique crime. For example, According to Hammurabi’s Law Code, the punishment for falsely accusing a man of any felony is death and more others punishments like “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”. And he also sorted his code into groups such as family, labor, personal property, real estate, trade, and business. This was the first time in history that any laws had been categorized into various sections.
Terentilius Arsa proposed that 5 men would be appointed to create a set of laws that would prevent the magistrates from applying the law arbitrarily. The Patricians did not agree with this, they did agree to have a group of 10 patricians that would create the laws. In 450 B.C the Roman’s created a code of law for the new Republic of Rome. The codes of law for the ancient Roman’s were compiled together into the 12 tables. These 12 tables decreed laws and punishments.
This law came about in 538 BC is also known as Corpus Juris Civilis. The Magna Carta is: the great charter of the3 Liberties of England, this is a charter originally issued in Latin on June 1215” (Wikipedia.com) The Magna Carta was the first document forced on the King by a group of subjects in order to limit the powers of the king. This led to the constitutional law. The Magna carta proclaimed certain liberties. Laws broken could only be punished by the law of the land.
These officials presided over murder cases and possessed the power to condemn, fine or banish. [xi] Additionally, they were responsible for carrying out the day-to-day running of the city. The Council of Elders was by no means the supreme body of the Spartan constitution. [xii] Though the members of this council were elected for being men of good virtue, in order to be eligible to become an Elder Spartans had to be over sixty year of age. As these Elders were elected for life, they were exempt the most effective form of democratic censures, re-election.
AP World History: World Civilizations: The Global Experience Part II The Classical Period: 1000 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. : Uniting Large Regions Chapter 5: Classical Civilizations in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (Greece & Persia) • Textbook Error: on page 102, the textbook refers to a naval battle between the Persians and Greeks that happened at the “Straits of Thermopylae”. This is incorrect. The naval battle won by the Greeks happened at the Straits of Salamis, while the 500 Spartans previously made a valiant last stand against the Persians at the Pass of Thermopylae in northern Greece.
Habeas corpus derives from the English common law where the first recorded usage was in 1305, in the reign of King Edward I of England (wikipedia.org). Habeas corpus has been a very important structural component to the American