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29. Fernanda Pirie - The Rule of Laws

Apr 10, 2023

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Introduction

2min

The Rule of Laws

2min

The Importance of Law in Ancient Mesopotamia

3min

The History of Written Promises in Mesopotamia

2min

The Origins of Punishment in Ancient Law

3min

The Relationship Between Law and the State

3min

The Differences Between Religious Law and Other Types of Law

2min

The Origins of Legal Systems

2min

The Distinctive Features of Common Law

4min

10.

The Formality of Judgeship

2min

11.

The Origins of Juries

5min

12.

The Importance of Juries

2min

13.

The Origins of the Jury System

2min

14.

The Role of God in Ordeals

2min

15.

The Origins of Ordeals in China

3min

16.

The Inquisitorial Legal System in the Modern World

2min

17.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Common Law System

2min

18.

The Importance of Getting to Know the People

2min

19.

The Village of Paddington Bear

2min

20.

The Importance of Dispute Resolution in a Murder Case

3min

21.

The Differences Between Eastern Tibet and Ladakh

2min

22.

The Dramatic Arrival of Children in Ladakh

2min

23.

The Importance of Law in Modern Western Society

2min

24.

The Rule of Laws: A 4,000-Year Quest to Order the World

2min

Fernanda Pirie shares her encyclopedic knowledge of law throughout history and around the world.

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Today’s book: The Rule of Laws: A 4,000-Year Quest to Order the World

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