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Chargement... Treasury of the Rule of Lawpar Richard W. Nice
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This anthology of historic legal documents ranges from the ancient Code of Hammurabi to the American Civil Rights Act. In this volume, Richard W. Nice has assembled a wealth of meaningful and significant documents that represent humanity's ever-evolving attempt to govern society by imposing laws. Drawn from ancient, medieval, and modern times, this anthology provides an enlightening overview of world history and legal theory, told entirely in primary documents. Some of the earliest attempts to regulate human behavior sprang from powerful, primitive religious influences that governed matters of ethics and morals, such as the Mosaic Code of Palestine. The first "pure" law can be traced back to the Law of the Twelve Tables, the forerunner of Roman Law, which in turn had an immeasurable effect on modern Western law. Organized by region and era, Treasury of Law is an essential volume for anyone curious about the evolution of legal codes and practices. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Puts the Kufic Al-Bukhari Koran ("Guide") of Islam adjacent to the Pentateuchal Torah ("Guide") revealed to Moses. Notes the disagreement over which of the "Ten Commandments" should be considered, where Mosaic law has hundreds of laws and even the "Ten" are written in somewhat different language in both Exodus XX (listing some 30 orders in 17 verses) and Deuteronomy V.
No people, but especially none of the "leaders" of any people, has obeyed any of these laws. Laws appear to have an importance and a function for reasons other than obedience.
Curiously, the editor starts with texts which describe Law of the Chinese court as experienced by Portugese merchants, accused of piracy in the "heartland", China. He then turns to Babylon, presenting Hammurabi's diorite promulgation, which is earlier: 2100 bc. (