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Our laws are based on many laws that were established during the Roman Republic.
The Roman contribution to laws are that they founded the basis for our laws. The Romans crafted the Twelve Tables which hold the foundations for law systems. These laws promoted equal treatment, presumption of innocence, and fairness. Their laws covered inheritance, marriage, and courtroom procedures.
your mom didn't have laws last night
Hammurabi made the first system of laws caled the Code of Hammurabi. the 282 case laws can be read on a stone slab. The laws regulated trade, family life and land use and punished people who did wrong against other people and their property. The principle was an eye for an eye.
The Ancient Egyptian had codified laws to maintain safety and order. The laws were based on common sense and knowledge of what is right and wrong.