By the 22nd century BC, the ancient Sumerian ruler Ur-Nammu had formulated the first law code, which consisted 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 of Babylon as stelae, for the entire public to see; this became known as the Codex Hammurabi.
- In developing the common law, academic writings have always played an important part, both to collect overarching principles from dispersed case law, and to argue for change.
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- To best serve all of society the legal profession needs a true diversity of thought .
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