1. Code of Hammurabi Rome’s Twelve Tables Code of Justinian
English common Law
Civil Law
Criminal Law
Constitutional Law
Military law
Provides security by imposing fines or jail time for those who break the law
Based on “precedents” of previous court cases to help determine current decisions
One of the earliest known legal systems and known for its famous law: “an eye for an eye.”
An entirely different system of law where people can be “court-martialed” for offenses like A.W.O.L.
Provided a system of law printed on tablets for the people to see in which all were equal under the law
Settles disputes between individuals known as lawsuits for damages that have been done
Created around 500 A.D. this collection of laws continued to influence legal systems
Settles disputes between individuals and the government, unusually over rights or the power of the government