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-Marine Corps War Memorial

- Everything in the article is relevant, nothing seemed to stick out as irrelevant or out of date. The article is neutral and there isn't biased content. I feel the topic is underdressed and could be addressed a little more. The cites and references are good and all support the topic and appear to be neutral sources. (((ROUGH DRAFT!!))) Legal History

The history of law is the study of law and how and why laws have changed. Legal history is also closely connected with social history and the development of civilizations. Historians and jurists of the legal process have studied legal history for ever to figure out how these laws evolved.

In the Ancient World, ancient Egyptian laws date back to the 3000 BC. These laws were based off the characteristics of tradition and social equality. By the 22nd century BC, King Hammurabi further developed the laws by codifying the laws and inscribing them in stone. After doing so, he spread the stones all around the kingdom of Babylon. The most intact stelae was found in the 19th century, and has ben fully translated into multiple languages.

Southeastern Asia or Ancient India and China had a distinct tradition of laws. they date back to the 400 BC and 100 BCE. The Arthashastra (400 BC) and the Manusmriti (100 BCE) were influencial treaties in India that were texts of authority and of legal guidance. These laws were all over power by the common law when Indian became apart of the British Empire. Hong Kong along with Singapore are under the common law as well.

Eastern Asia has a blend of religious and secular influences. Japan was the first to modernize their laws with the german and french civil code. Chinese law went away towards the end of the Qing dynasty. Taiwanese law is the closest practicing law from that period. The current laws of the peoples republic of china was influenced by the soviets. Since 2001, China is apart of World Trade Organization.

The Canon Law comes from the Catholic church. The Catholic Canon Law is the oldest legal system in the west thats still functioning. This laws comes after the Roman Law but before the European Civil Law traditions. The history of latin canon law can be broke into 4 groups. The jus antiquum, jus novum, jus novissimum, and code of canon law. The Canon Law was codified on May 27, 1917 by Pope Benedict XV.

Islamic Law was developed by Islamic law and jurisprudence in the middle ages. However, jurisprudence had text that dated back tot he 8th century. In this time period, legal institutions were developed, for example the Hawala. Which later helped influence the development of Aval and Avallo.

The European laws were broke into the Roman Empire, Middle Ages and Modern European Laws. The Roman Law came from greek teachings, and is responsible for leading them to the modern legal world. During the roman republic there was no professional legal class, only a person that was that was chosen to make a judgment. In the 6th century AD, the Eastern Roman Empire codified the laws that existed in Rome. During the middle ages, the justinian code was in effect until the empire fell apart. Then they relied on the Theodosiian code. Most of the western empire was under Charlemagne, however his kingdom fell apart and Europe became feudalistic. In the 11th century after series of wars that took place, the Byzantine Empire returned with Justinian code, and scholars began to research the roman law more and using its concepts. After the Norman Conquest of England, the kings judges developed the Common law. Henry II developed a system of courts and instituted acts. Louis IX also had a major part in instating legal reforms. For example, judges no longer moved on circuits and the jury was no longer picked by the sheriff. The Modern European Law is based off of two traditions. The codified legal system of continental Europe and English tradition of the case law. Through the 18th and 19th century the Napoleonic code and the German Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) were most influential.

The United States legal history comes from the English common law system, except louisiana because they were apart of the french. Some states still practice law under the Spanish Law, like the prior appropriation doctrine. Most of these stats were apart of the Mexican Cession in 1848.

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Legal history. (2018, October 11). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_history