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Lex Julia
Ancient Roman law introduced by any member of the Julian family was known as Lex Julia( or Lex Lulia plural). The most common Lex Lulia refer to moral legislation introduced by Augustus in 23 BC or to a law from the dictatorship of Julius Caesar.

Lex Iulia de Civitate Latinis et Sociis Danda (90 BC)
Aside from Augustus laws on marriage this is probably the most renowned law under this name. Constant disputes between Romans and Italian over Italian citizenship led to a social war over the issue. The consul Julius Caesar passed a law granting all Italians not under arms Roman citizenship. This law was primarily used to discourage Italians who had not risen up against Rome to continue from doing so. One year after Julius Caesar passed the law granting Italians citizenship the Romans officially passed lex Plautia Papiria de Civitate Sociis Danda which granted allies who had rebelled citizenship in order to dampen the rebellion. w

Lex Iulia de Repetundis (59 BC)
This law was passed by Gaius Julius Caesar, by restricting the number of 'gifts" that a governor could receive in his time of province, and also ensured that governors leave balanced accounts before leaving province. This was one of the laws in which Julius Caesar attempted to demonstrate accountability of the government.

bonorum cessio extra jus (49-44BC)
This lex julia allowed property to be surrendered and the funds divided among creditors as payment for debt. Before an insolvent debtor would likely face a fate of automatic personal execution. This law not only framed a solution other then death to the debt but also guaranteed the debtor to retain some of his property for his support. Clearly an attempt to achieve a society that takes the moral high ground citizens who have encounters large sums of debt. The safeguard of allowing the debtor to retain some of their property showed a society that value's a person's subsistence even after they have incurred substantial liability's.

Lex Iulia Municipalis (45 BC)
This law requires that italian municipalities adhere by Roman regulations. Reference. See Tables of Heraclea.

Lex Julia et Papia Poppaea (18-17BC)
In attempt to broaden and expand the upper class of Rome the ''Leges Juliae (18-17BC) attempted to increase the population by encouraging marriage and children. and made adultery a public crime ( Lex Julia de adulteriis). To directly increase population expansion incentives to marry became apparent with and clear discouraging of celibate. Augustus instituted the "Law of the three sons" which held those in high regard who produced three male offspring'' Not only was marriage and having multiple children so encouraged marrying-age celibates and young widows who wouldn't marry were prohibited from receiving inheritances and from attending public games. In Suetonius life of Augustus he highlights the changes Augustus encouraged on extravagance, on adultery and chastity, on bribery in addition to deeply pushing for the marriage of all classes to increase.

Lex Iulia de Adulteriis Coercendis (17 BC)
This law enacted by Augustus directly punished adultery with banishment. Went to the extreme of allowing fathers to kill daughters and partners in adultery. In certain instances husbands were even allowed to kill partners and required divorce to adulterous wives. Augustus enacted the law on his own daughter(Julia the Younger) exiling her to island of Pandateria. A claim by Tacitus suggests that Augustus was tougher on his own relatives of enforcing the law.