Legal history
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Legal history or the history of law is the study of how law has evolved and why it has changed. Legal history is closely connected to the development of civilizations and operates in the wider context
The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution for a country, containing 444 articles, 12 schedules, numerous amendments, and 117,369 words.
"With law shall land be built", from the Code of Jutland (1241) above the Copenhagen Court House, Denmark
Hammurabi
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Hammurabi, also spelled Hammurapi, was the sixth Amorite king of Babylon, reigning from c. 1792 BC to c. 1750 BC. He was preceded by his father, Sin-Muballit, who abdicated due to failing health. Duri
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β¦BC, Ur-Nammu, an ancient Sumerian ruler, formulated the first extant law code, consisting of casuistic statements ("if... then..."). Around 1760 BC, King Hammurabi further developed Babylonian law by codifying and inscribing it in stone. Hammurabi placed several copies of his law code throughout the kingdom ofβ¦
Hammurabi (left) receiving his royal insignia from Shamash (or possibly Marduk)
A limestone votive monument from Sippar, Iraq, dating to c. 1792 β c. 1750 BC showing King Hammurabi raising his right arm in worship, now held in the British Museum
Code of Hammurabi stele. Louvre Museum, Paris.
Tablet of Hammurabi (π©π π¬ππ, 4th line from the top), King of Babylon. British Museum.