Justinian’s Code-

A law code published by the emperor Justinian.

  • Emperor Justinian wanted to have a fair written set of laws for his people. He took some laws from the old ancient Roman laws (twelve tables) and added new laws to form a fair set of written rights.
  • Consists of four parts: The Institutes, The Digest, The Code, and The Novels
  • The Institutes: source for law students
  • The Digest: Casebook covering many trials and decisions made
  • The Code: Collection of principles
  • The Novels: Contained new proposed law.
  • Officially completed in 534 A.D
  • One of the laws in the code is that a person is considered innocent until proven guilty. (sound familiar?)
  • Code became the foundation for most law systems throughout Western Europe.

Resources-

“Justinian's Code- MAK." Justinian's Code- MAK. Medieval Europe, n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <

"Justinian Code." Justinian Code. Canadian Law, n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <

"Code of Justinian (law)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <

Carr, Karen. "Justinian." - Byzantine History for Kids! Kidipede, n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <

Campbell, Thomas P. "Byzantine State Under Justinian." The Byzantine State under Justinian I (Justinian the Great). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <

Sharia Law-

The Islamic code of law derived from the teachings and examples of Muhammad.

  • Principles come from the Quran(Islam’s holy book), follows Muhammad's teachings.
  • Sharia guides Muslims on everyday life, prayer, and donating to the poor.
  • Sharia law is only supposed to apply to Muslims. Christians or non-Muslims are not supposed to practice Sharia, but this is not universally followed.
  • Sharia law has a specific set of offenses known as the Hadd offenses. These are crimes punished by specific penalties, such as stoning, lashes or the severing of a hand.
  • Penalties can differ between different countries, as Sharia is sometimes interpreted and practiced in different forms.
  • Sharia is considered, by some, a wrong, cruel, and incorrect way of doing things, however, Muslims consider Sharia to be essential and valid as it protects their life, family, property, faith and intellect.

Resources-

Robinson, B.A. "Sharia Law within Sunni Islam: A Brief Introduction." Sharia Law: A Brief Introduction. Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, 19 Mar. 2007. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <

Steiner, Susan. "Sharia Law." The Guardian. The Guardian Newspaper, 20 Aug. 2002. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <

"Young Muslim American Voices: Understanding Sharia Law." AmericanProgress.org. The Center for American Progress, 31 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <

Hoch, Maureen. "The Emergence of Sharia Law." PBS. PBS, 16 July 2003. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <

"Pakistan Agrees Sharia Law Deal." BBC News. BBC, 16 Feb. 2009. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <

Journal Entry #26- Monday, 10/27/14 -

(This entry can also be found written in journal=)

Question: How are religion and culture connected?

Answer:

Religion and culture often times go together and make a large impact on the world around us. Some cultures even identify themselves by their religion. What you believe affects what you do, and what you do affects how yours and others’ cultures form. Home, farming, relationships, marriage, birth, death, and many other things are important factors in one’s culture. These factorsmay have a religious significance as any trait would of a culture. This shows us that the two go together, connected in a circle. Culture is the beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular nation or group of people. Religion is how one interprets their role in the universe. These two things; religion and culture, go hand in hand.

I also think that religion and culture have some kind of a conflict at the same time. They made lead to identity issues for people. The secular, or non-religious, world is moving quickly, as are the thoughts and views of different generations. Different cultures could lead to a loss of identity of a person or group of people. Either way religion and culture will always be affecting the human race and our societies.