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In what ridiculous way did American lawyer Clement Vallandigham die?

In 1871, Clement Vallandigham, an American lawyer, handled a case defending a man accused of murder over a bar quarrel. He built the proof of innocence on the fact that the victim himself accidentally shot himself, taking a gun from his pocket in an uncomfortable position. Vallandigham wanted to visually demonstrate this development by putting another pistol in his pocket (as he thought, unloaded). As a result, the lawyer, taking it out, shot himself. He died from his wound, and his client was acquitted.

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How did our laws come about?

Justice, or law, arose when people entered into some kind of social relations among themselves. For example, Robinson Crusoe, who lived alone, did not need any laws at all. He had no one to sort things out with. But as soon as Friday appeared, the possibility of conflicts arose between Robinson and his servant, strengthening the rights of one at the expense of the rights of the other. The law was needed. The purpose of the law is to establish and clearly define the relationship between individuals and the relationship of man with society. He tries to give a person as much freedom of action as he does not harm the freedom of others. Laws usually evolved from the habits of people.

The earliest system of laws was formed around 1700 BC. e. Hammurabi, king of Babylon. He developed a code (or a complete set of laws), in which he defined the rights of the individual, property, and others. Habits did not develop into laws on their own: behind this were the forces of government. Later, the laws flowed from the decisions made by the courts and from the books in which the jurists expounded everything they had learned. Later, the laws were formalized in special books or codes. It was done by kings or lawyers.

The great creators of laws were the Romans, and the code of laws of the emperor Justinian, who lived from 527 to 565, summarized the thousand-year practice of this creativity. In the Middle Ages, the actions of people were regulated mainly by the church, which developed a list of laws called canons. In the XNUMXth century, Roman law began to be studied in Italy and spread throughout Europe. On the basis of Roman law, a list of laws was created that was developed in civil law. It went against the existing canons. At the same time, the courts of England were reconsidering their views on the law, a new code appeared, called the common law.

In 1804, Napoleon created a book that included all the civil laws of that time. The Napoleonic Code served as the basis for the codes of Europe, Central and South America. The system of common laws that arose in England became the starting point for the codes of the United States, Canada (with the exception of Quebec), Australia and New Zealand.

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