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15-1 SOURCES OF AMERICAN LAW
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HAMMURABI CODE- BABYLONIAN SYSTEM BASED ON AN “EYE FOR AN EYE” sometimes exists in local laws and laws dealing with property and cases of restitution and family law. HAMMURABI CODE- BABYLONIAN SYSTEM BASED ON AN “EYE FOR AN EYE” sometimes exists in local laws and laws dealing with property and cases of restitution and family law.
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SOURCES THE BIBLE- OLD TESTAMENT AND MORAL CODES CONTAINED IN LAWS OF MOSES.(TEN COMMANDMENTS) THE BIBLE- OLD TESTAMENT AND MORAL CODES CONTAINED IN LAWS OF MOSES.(TEN COMMANDMENTS) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW- BASED ON PRINCPLES OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTUTION. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW- BASED ON PRINCPLES OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTUTION. STATUTORY LAW- BASED ON LAWS WRITTEN BY NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS- SOMETIMES CALLED ORDINANCES. STATUTORY LAW- BASED ON LAWS WRITTEN BY NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS- SOMETIMES CALLED ORDINANCES. JUSTINIAN CODE- ROMAN LEGAL CODE- SIMPLIFIED LAWS STILL USED IN EUROPE AND THE U.S. TODAY. JUSTINIAN CODE- ROMAN LEGAL CODE- SIMPLIFIED LAWS STILL USED IN EUROPE AND THE U.S. TODAY.
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COMMON LAW- PRECEDENTS USED BY JUDGES THAT APPLIES LAWS BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE IN A CASE, COMMON LAW- PRECEDENTS USED BY JUDGES THAT APPLIES LAWS BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE IN A CASE, EQUITY- DISPUTES SOLVED ON FAIRNESS BETWEEN TWO PEOPLES. SEE EQUAL JUSTICE AND DUE PROCESS. EQUITY- DISPUTES SOLVED ON FAIRNESS BETWEEN TWO PEOPLES. SEE EQUAL JUSTICE AND DUE PROCESS.
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