Category: History - European
XII. When Causes have once been Determined, at no Time shall They be Revived, but They shall be Disposed of according to the Arrangement of this Book; the Addition of Other Laws being One of the Prerogatives of the King 23
XII. When Causes have once been Determined, at no Time shall They be Revived, but They shall be Disposed of according to the Arrangement of this Book; the Addition of Other Laws...
3. BOOK III.XI. Concerning those who Deceive Girls, or the Wives of Others, or Widows; and Concerning those who Compel by Force, and without the Royal Command, any Freeborn Girl or Widow to...
4. BOOK IV.XIV. Where a Mother remains a Widow, she shall have an Equal Portion of the Inheritance with her Children; and How a Mother ought to Dispose of the Property of her Children 125
5. BOOK V.I. Where Anyone who has been Placed under the Control of Another, or of the Son of that Person, Deserts either his Patron, or the Children of the Latter 156
6. BOOK VI.7. BOOK VII.XIV. A Thief, when Taken, shall be Brought Before the Judge; and Where a Freeman Commits a Theft in Company with a Slave, Both shall Undergo the Same Penalty 242
8. BOOK VIII.9. BOOK IX.X. Where a Slave that has been Sold into a Foreign Country, Returns as a Fugitive, and is Sold a Second Time, he shall be Entitled to his Freedom 311
10. BOOK X.III. Where a Partition is Made Among Many Persons by the Majority and those Entitled to the Larger Share, it shall not be Changed by any Act of the Minority 334
11. BOOK XI.12. BOOK XII.XIX. Jews shall not Rule Christians under the Authority of Mayors of Towns, or of Superintendents of Estates; and Concerning the Penalties to be Imposed upon Such as Appoint the...
13. BOOK I.=I.= _What the Method of Making Laws Should Be._ =II.= _How the Lawmaker Should Act._ =III.= _What Should be Required of the Lawmaker._ =IV.= _What the Conduct of the Lawmaker S...
14. BOOK II.=XII.= _When Causes have once been Determined, at no Time shall They be Revived; but They shall be Disposed of according to the Arrangement of this Book: the Addition of Other L...
15. BOOK III.Marriage is recognized to have greater dignity and honor, where the dowry is given before the nuptial contract has been entered into in writing. For where the dowry has been nei...
16. BOOK IV.In the second degree and the first rank, are included the grandfather and the grandmother; in the second, the grandson and the granddaughter; in the collateral line, the brother...
17. BOOK V.If we are compelled to do justice to the merits of those who serve us, how much greater reason is there that we should care for the property set apart for the redemption of our...
18. BOOK VI.Where a slave is charged with a crime, the judge shall first notify the master, superintendent, or agent, who has control of the accused, and order him to produce the slave in c...
19. BOOK VII.A judge shall not inflict torture upon any person accused of crime, before he who brings the accusation (if he is unwilling to produce the informer in court), enters into an obl...
20. BOOK VIII.We hereby establish as a general principle of law, that whenever a freeborn person, a freedman, or a slave, is known to have committed any unlawful act by the order of his patro...
21. BOOK IX.=XI.= _Where a Fugitive Slave Takes Refuge with Another Person, an Investigation must be Made, to Ascertain whether he was not Sent by his Master, in Order that the Latter might...
22. BOOK X.We hereby decree that a partition made between brothers, even though it be not evidenced by an agreement in writing, shall remain in force, provided it can be proved by competen...
23. BOOK XI.No physician shall presume to bleed a freeborn woman without the presence of her father, mother, brother, son, uncle, or some other relative, except urgent necessity should dema...
24. BOOK XII.It is but proper that we, who impose necessary penalties for the misconduct of men, should render aid to the unfortunate, by means agreeable to God. We, therefore, order all jud...