SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
earliest attempt by the Romans to create a code of law
A
constitution
B
the twelve tables
C
patriarchal society
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Law of the Twelve Tables, Latin Lex XII Tabularum, the earliest written legislation of ancient Roman law, traditionally dated 451–450 bc.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Twelve Tables (Latin: Lex XII Tabularum, law of the twelve tables), created between 451–450 BC, were the earliest instance of written law in ancient Rome.

Detailed explanation-3: -Law of the Twelve Tables established the jus civile, the laicization of the right, and contemplated the family, marriage, divorce and inheritances; possession and transfer of property, assaults and injuries against people and property; and debts, slavery, insolvency subjection with the agreement of the parties (nexum).

Detailed explanation-4: -The beginning of Civil Law (or Codified Law) dates back to 450 B.C. in Ancient Rome, when the first system of dispute resolution was put in writing in what is called the Law of the Twelve Tables (Lex Doudecim Tabularum).

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