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Aafiza Asif
Aug 30, 20232 min read
The Beginnings of Judicial Review: Marbury v. Madison
Arguably, one of the most distinctive cases in US Supreme Court history, Marbury v. Madison is prominent for building the foundations of...
Aafiza Asif
Jul 15, 20232 min read
Can God deliver Judicial Justice? Trial by Ordeal and Combat
England during the Middle Ages had peculiar ways of establishing guilt to deliver justice. Dipping one’s hands in boiling water or...
Aafiza Asif
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Aristotle and Natural law
Aristotle, a 4th-century philosopher, scientist, and polymath set forth his theory that “natural law” and mankind’s idea of justice were...
Aafiza Asif
Apr 23, 20223 min read
Lex Rhodia: The World’s Earliest known Maritime Law
The Lex Rhodia (Law of the Rhodes) is the world’s earliest code of maritime law. The law was published in the Digest by Emperor Justinian...
Aafiza Asif
Mar 21, 20223 min read
The World's Earliest Legal Code: Code of Ur-Nammu
The Code of Ur-Nammu was the first known legal code created around 2100 BCE. Historians believe that this code was written in the...