WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Twelve Tables allegedly were written by 10 commissioners (decemvirs) at the insistence of the plebeians, who felt their legal rights were hampered by the fact that court judgments were rendered according to unwritten custom preserved only within a small group of learned patricians.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Twelve Tables Thus a committee of ten men called the decemvirs was established in 451 BCE to write down the law for the first time. The work they produced in 449 BCE, the Twelve Tables, documented the centuries-old customary laws and became the foundation of Roman law as we know it.

Detailed explanation-3: -The people eventually revolted against the leaders and, in 450 BC, some laws were written on stone tablets for everyone to see. These laws became known as the Law of the Twelve Tables. Many of the protections and rights given to people under Roman law only applied to Roman citizens.

Detailed explanation-4: -Civil law systems, also called continental or Romano-Germanic legal systems, are found on all continents and cover about 60% of the world.