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Why is the development of written code laws important to a society?

Before written codes, aristocracies kept them as oral law, and so people had to go to them for advice and representation, which made them clients of the aristocrat. Written law made it available to all.


Roman civil law was written down on?

The earliest written Roman civil law was written on twelve tablets.


Do any nations currently have law codes that resemble hammurabi's?

yes,nations such as china,italia,pakestan,europe,india,and madagascar


Was the law of the twelve tables Rome's first written law?

It was the first codified Roman law in 449 BC. However, the first Ten Laws preceded the complete set of twelve by about a year.


Why did many people in ancient rome want a written law code?

The Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire were the same thing. The term Byzantine Empire has coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part in the 5thcentury. The Romans did not use this term. They called it Roman Empire or Romania (this referred to this empire and not the country which was later called Romania). The term Byzantine is derived from Byzantium, the Greek city which was redeveloped, turned into the imperial capital of the eastern part of the Roman Empire and renamed Constantinople by the emperor Constantine the Great in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the west, this empire became centred on Greece and Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 150 years after the fall of the west. Having an expensive legal code was not important just to the Romans. It was important to all ancient states and the states after antiquity. It is still important for the modern state. One of the oldest codes of law was The Code of Hammurabi which was a Babylonian code of law and dates back to about 1772 BC; that is over 1,000 years before the foundation of Rome. Codes of law are important to regulate society (through civil law) the workings of governance (through administrative law) and establish punishments for crimes. Civil laws regulate the dealing between citizens by establishing property, inheritance, contract law and the like. Therefore, such codes are vital for the smooth working of society and systems of governance and for ruling regimen.

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Did the Romans write down their constitution?

The Romans did not have a written constitutions. They only had written codes of law.


Did the Romans write their constitution?

The Romans did not have a written constitutions. They only had written codes of law.


Which ancient civilizations had written codes of law?

All ancient civilisation had written laws, whether they came in the form of codes or not. Laws are essential for establishing rules which regulate interactions between members of society (property, marriage, inheritance, contracts, litigation and the like) and the system of governance (administrative law). They are also tools for rulers to establish their system of rule.


When was Hammurabi's codes of law written?

Somewhere between 1792 to 1750 B.C.


Was the Code of Hammurabi the first formal theory of agriculture?

No. Hammurabi's code was first used in Babylon in circa 1772 B.C., but their were codes of law before then, the most well known beign the Ten Commandments, which were written by God on Mt. Sinai sometime approx. between 1513 B.C. and 1445 B.C. THe oldest known code of law surviving today is the code of Ur-Nammu. It was a code of law written in Mesopotamia in circa 2112-2095.


What is the meaning of bu law?

The abbreviation "bu law" stands for "Business Law", this is a book of written laws and codes which you will have to follow if you own a business company.


What are two written law codes?

Another name for a written law is a "statute."


What is the written form of criminal law?

the penal code


What has the author Charles Byron Bellinger written?

Charles Byron Bellinger has written: 'The codes and statutes of Oregon' -- subject(s): Law


What is the importance of having a hand written law code?

A law code, is a systematic and comprehensive written statement of laws. In countries which have a civil law , a code exhaustively covers the complete system of law, such as civil law or criminal law. In a country which has common law, a code is a less common form of legislation, and it modifies a specific area of the existing common law. The importance of law codes is that they establish clear rules regarding matters such as property, inheritance, transactions, litigation, injuries, crime, etc.


What is the difference between legislation codes of practice and work place policies?

Legislation is written in law. Codes of practice are things companies follow informally. Work place policies are written in company regulations.


What was unique about Hammurabi and code of laws?

They were the earliest known building codes