In the second episode, we discuss the very first earliest law codes. Did you know that if you read a passage from the Code of Hammurabi out loud, ominous orchestral music just starts playing? Look forward to 30 successive mispronunciations of the name of King Urukagina, some dueling Nancy Grace... Continue reading

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In the inaugural episode, I welcome guest co-host T. Allison Jackson to lay down some ground rules about discussing legal history. We explore the State of Nature, then discuss how humankind transitioned from bands of lawless primates into civilized farmers with predictable patterns of custom. Then we talk about high-seas... Continue reading