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LAW SOURCES OF LAW LAW CRIMINAL LAW-TYPES OF CRIME THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM CIVIL CASES CRIMINAL CASES JUVENILE CASES SOURCES OF LAW Code of Hammurabi – 1760 B.C. Babylonian King; based on an eye for an eye. Roman Law – 450 B.C. – evolved into the Justinian Code – these laws became basis for Canon Law (Roman Catholic Church). Eventually updated by Napoleon (Napoleonic Code). English Law – based on common law. Precedents used to establish consistency in court rulings. The Need for Law Social Norms – shared expectations of behavior placed on persons by a social group. Laws – r