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Sherjeel Khan How Historic Legal Systems have Influenced Canadian

Canadian legal systems have been shaped significantly by historical legal frameworks, particularly those from Roman, Greek, and Mosaic traditions. Roman law, with its codification in the 12 tablets and Justinian'

Sherjeel Khan How Historic Legal Systems have Influenced Canadian

How Historic Legal Systems have Influenced Canadian By: Sherjeel Khan

Code of Hammurabi

Restitution

Idea that the victim of a crime should be given by compensation by the offender

Retribution

Laws based of concept of punishment and vengeance

Like an "eye for an eye" type of justice

One of the earliest written forms of codes to date
First ever set of laws that were codified
282 Codified set of laws

Included laws such as bigamy, incest, kidnapping, adultery and theft

Laws were pretty harsh and could be punishable with death

Was carved into a massive black stone

Also depicted a image of Shamash (a Sun God) giving Hammurabi a staff and a ring

Back then people were extremely religious and did not want to anger the gods

Symbolizes the power to administer the law

Established standards for commercial interactions and punishments to meet the requirements of justice

Roman Law

Created uniform legal rules
Helped created proper basis in Civil law
Justinian's Code

Code created basis of Civil Law

Which is adopted by western societies like Canada

Under orders of Justinian, legal juries spent 16 years clarifying, codifying, and eliminating contradictions in many of the roman laws

12 tablets

Was in favor of social status instead of equality

People of high social status would be treat better in court, while people of low social status would be treated as less in courts

Made on bronze tablets

Established basic legal procedures and punishments

Was created in 451 BC

Mosaic Law

Was used to help form the bases of criminal law
Many parts of the 10 Commandments are used in our modern day criminal laws
Similar to Code of Hammurabi in that it stressed punishment and retribution
Included laws about family laws, tort laws, and criminal law
Includes the 10 commandments

Was created in 2350 BC

Which are; - I am the LORD thy God. - No other gods before me. - No graven images or likenesses. - Not take the LORD's name in vain. - Remember the sabbath day. - Honour thy father and thy mother. - Thou shalt not kill. - Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Was written in the Bible, more specifically the Toraq

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Greek Law

Significance in Canadian Law
Without this first form of democracy we most likely would not be the country we are today
Jury

Determined guilt and sentencing by use of jury system

Similar to jurries of today

Citizens were randomly chosen to help keep everything unbiased

First ever form of democracy to ever exist

Every man would vote and participate in politics

Females did not have the right to vote or participate in politics

People believed woman did not have any place in politics

What was it? How it worked?
Draco's Law

Punishments were extremely harsh to help reduce crime

Codified law written on wooden planks for the public to see

Had Jury Duty

Juries were randomly chosen and were paid at the end

Was a Direct Democray