CC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Actus Reus, Mental Disorder, Social Control
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One of the earliest codes was developed in 2000 bce in sumer (modern day iraq) Punishment based on physical retaliation, or lex talionis ( an eye for an eye ) Another is the mosaic code of israelites (1200 bce: defined: by tradition, the covenant between god and the tribes of israel in which they agreed to obey his law in return for god"s special care and protection. Code is the foundation for judeo-christian moral teachings and also a basis for our present day legal system. Followed the fall of rome in which many early codes were lost. Trial by ordeal or combat (placing hand in boiling eater, glowing iron, etc. ) Also surviving is the roman law contained in the twelve tables (451 bce) Wergild under medieval law, the money paid by the offender to compensate the victim and the state for a criminal offence. Oath-helper(s) during middle ages, groups of 12-25 people who would support the accused"s innocence.
