PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Sharia, Babylonian Law, Mesopotamia
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Document king john was forced to sign. No freeman shall go without proper legal procedure. Came into effect when society was mostly male dominate. Women had little rights before the code. 400 laws depending on where you lived. Main focus was to make all equal. Napoleon bonaparte military political leader in power in 1799. Also known as crete, named after a mythical story. Wife were to be divorced, half goes to husband. (cid:498)an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth(cid:499) Serves as a model of the modern laws. Sixth babylonian king hammurabi enacted the code. You have to give charity to the poor. Became a law during the 8th and 9th centuries. Law used by the romans was called the twelve tables. Established in 451bc twelve tables produced in 449bc. The pharaoh served both roles was seen as the link between god and the common people.
