Ancient Laws And Modern Problems

John Sassoon's study of the written laws of four thousand years ago puts paid to the belief that the most ancient laws were merely arbitrary and tyrannical. On the contrary, the earliest legal systems honestly tried to get to the truth, do justice to individuals, and preserve civil order. They used the death penalty surprisingly seldom, and then more because society had been threatened than an individual killed. Some of the surviving law codes are originals, others near-contemporary copies. Together they preserve a partial but vivid picture of life in the early cites. This occupies more than half the book. Comparison of ancient with modern principles occupies the remainder and is bound to be controversial; but it is important as well as fascinating. The first act of writing laws diminished the discretion of the judges and foretold a limit on individual justice. Some political principles such as uniformity of treatment or individual freedom have, when carried to extremes, produced crises in modern legal systems world wide. But it is tempting but wrong to blame the judges or the lawyers for doing what society require of them.

Ancient Law is a legal treatise by Henry James Sumner Maine. It dives into the development of ancient Roman laws, bridging the ancient to the modern in a logical manner.

This volume examines how gender relations were regulated in ancient Near Eastern and biblical law. The textual corpus examined includes the various pertinent law collections, royal decrees and instructions from Mesopotamia and Hatti, and the three biblical legal collections. Peled explores issues beginning with the wide societal perspective of gender equality and inequality, continues to the institutional perspective of economy, palace and temple, the family, and lastly, sex crimes. All the texts mentioned or referred to in the book are given in an appendix, both in the original languages and in English translation, allowing scholars to access the primary sources for themselves. Law and Gender in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Bible offers an invaluable resource for anyone working on Near Eastern society and culture, and gender in the ancient world more broadly.

This hugely influential book of 1861 remains a landmark work in the intellectual history of jurisprudence.

Are the 10 Commandments relevant today? Around 3500 years ago God provided the Israelites His top 10 list of do's and don'ts. These ancient laws served as the backbone for the moral and legal practices of the Jewish people. Thousands of years later they have been deemed archaic, antiquated, and obsolete. But is that really true? If you have ever wondered if God's laws are still relevant than this study is for you! The 10 Commandments is designed to help you apply God's ancient principles to modern problems. This study examines and tackles the moral dilemmas that revolve around each of these commands today. Over the next twelve weeks this study will help clarify any confusion you may have about the importance of God's Law. Whether you have read the 10 Commandments your whole life or are relatively new to them, this resource can help you take the next step in your spiritual journey. Start examining God's checklist for a better life today!