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SOURCES OF AMERICAN LAW
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HAMMURABI CODE- BABYLONIAN
SYSTEM BASED ON AN “EYE FOR AN EYE”
sometimes exists in local laws and laws
dealing with property and cases of
restitution and family law.
SOURCES
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THE BIBLE- OLD TESTAMENT AND MORAL
CODES CONTAINED IN LAWS OF MOSES.(TEN
COMMANDMENTS)
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW- BASED ON PRINCPLES
OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTUTION.
STATUTORY LAW- BASED ON LAWS WRITTEN
BY NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS- SOMETIMES CALLED
ORDINANCES.
JUSTINIAN CODE- ROMAN LEGAL CODESIMPLIFIED LAWS STILL USED IN EUROPE AND
THE U.S. TODAY.
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COMMON LAW- PRECEDENTS USED BY
JUDGES THAT APPLIES LAWS BETWEEN
TWO PEOPLE IN A CASE,
EQUITY- DISPUTES SOLVED ON FAIRNESS
BETWEEN TWO PEOPLES. SEE EQUAL
JUSTICE AND DUE PROCESS.