There have been many historical inspirations...
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There have been many historical inspirations for our current system of law and jurisprudence. Hammurabi, the king of Babylon around 1760 BC, was one of the first to codify laws and distribute them throughout his kingdom. The Greeks were one of the first to include its citizenry in the formation of laws and because of this, their system of law and government was greatly influential in the concept of democracy. The Magna Carta of 1215 was an important stepping stone in guaranteeing the rights of citizens under the law. The development of the English common law system still influences many Anglophone nations to this day.
However, probably no legal code is as influential as the Ten Commandments. It forms the basis of not only many of our laws (murder and theft, for example), but even our morality itself. Handed down from the hand of God, this edict still shapes how we view the world, even over 3,000 years later.
However, probably no legal code is as influential as the Ten Commandments. It forms the basis of not only many of our laws (murder and theft, for example), but even our morality itself. Handed down from the hand of God, this edict still shapes how we view the world, even over 3,000 years later.
