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However, Athens had no legal science or single word for “law”, relying instead on the three-way distinction between divine law (thémis), human decree and custom (díkē). Yet Ancient Greek law contained major constitutional improvements in the improvement of democracy. Ancient Egyptian law, courting way again to 3000 BC, was based on the concept of Ma’at and characterised by tradition, rhetorical speech, social equality and impartiality. By the twenty second century BC, the ancient Sumerian ruler Ur-Nammu had formulated the primary law code, which consisted of casuistic statements (“if … then …”).

The jap Asia authorized custom reflects a singular blend …