Tag: Historical Developments

  • Roman Law

    Introduction to Roman Law Roman Law, in general usage, legal system developed by the Romans from the time of their first codification of law, known as the Law of the Twelve Tables (see Twelve Tables, Law of the), in 450 bc to the death of Justinian I, ruler of the Byzantine Empire, in ad […]

  • Post-classical Period

    Post-Classical Period to the Corpus Juris Civilis (3rd to 6 th Century) Resources See Also Civil Code History Codification History Historical Developments Sources Of Law Law Making Institutions

  • Post-classical Period

    Post-Classical Period to the Corpus Juris Civilis (3rd to 6 th Century) Resources See Also Civil Code History Codification History Historical Developments Sources Of Law Law Making Institutions

  • Code of Hammurabi

    Code of Hammurabi, collection of the laws and edicts of the Babylonian king Hammurabi, and the earliest legal code known in its entirety. A copy of the code was unearthed by a team of French archaeologists during the winter of 1901 to 1902 at Susa, in a part of Iran that was once ancient Elam.…

  • Code of Hammurabi

    Code of Hammurabi, collection of the laws and edicts of the Babylonian king Hammurabi, and the earliest legal code known in its entirety. A copy of the code was unearthed by a team of French archaeologists during the winter of 1901 to 1902 at Susa, in a part of Iran that was once ancient Elam.…

  • Corpus Juris Civilis

    Codification from the XII Tables to the Corpus Juris Civilis (CJC): Sources of Law Codification: The Making of a Civil Code Note: there is an entry about the subject of this section in this legal Encyclopedia. Historical Developments of Sources of Law and Law Making Institutions There is more […]

  • Corpus Juris Civilis

    Codification from the XII Tables to the Corpus Juris Civilis (CJC): Sources of Law Codification: The Making of a Civil Code Note: there is an entry about the subject of this section in this legal Encyclopedia. Historical Developments of Sources of Law and Law Making Institutions There is more […]

  • Sources of Law

    Sources of International Law It is generally accepted that the sources of international law (international obligations) are listed in the Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, which provides that the Court shall apply: international conventions, whether […]

  • Civil Codes

    From the Corpus Juris Civilis to the "Civil Codes" Codification: The Making of a Civil Code Note: there is an entry about the subject of this section in this legal Encyclopedia. Historical Developments of Sources of Law and Law Making Institutions There is more general information […]

  • Era of Codification

    Historical Developments of Sources of Law and Law Making Institutions from the 12th Century to the Era of Codification Resources See Also Civil Code History Codification History Historical Developments Sources Of Law Law Making Institutions

  • Era of Codification

    Historical Developments of Sources of Law and Law Making Institutions from the 12th Century to the Era of Codification Resources See Also Civil Code History Codification History Historical Developments Sources Of Law Law Making Institutions

  • Rome

    History of the Rome-Berlin Axis, 1936 The following commentary about Rome-Berlin Axis, 1936 in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Treaty of friendship signed between Italy and Germany on October 25, 1936.

  • Torture in Ancient Greece and Rome

    Torture: Torture in Ancient Greece and RomeIntroduction to Torture in Ancient Greece and RomeIn ancient times, torture was used for affronts to the authority of slave-masters. In early Athens in ancient Greece, slaves were always examined by torture, and for this reason their evide…

  • City Planning In Greece And Rome

    City Planning History of City Planning City Planning in Greece and RomeThe emphasis on planning broadened during the Greek and Roman eras. The Greek architect Hippodamus of Miletus planned important Greek settlements such as Priene and Piraeus (Pireás). Called the father of town plan…