Judeo-Christian Roots of the European Legal Culture

Authors

  • Márta Hack

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15170/DIKE.2017.01.01.02

Keywords:

biblical anthropology, biblical principles of jurisdiction, inalienable human rights, public good, rule of law, Ten Commandments, universal ethical norm

Abstract

Judeo-Christian Roots of the European Legal Culture

This article deals with the Judeo-Christian roots of the European legal culture. The Torah or mosaic Law contains the basic principles of individual human rights, equality before the Law, rule of Law. The Ten Commandments as universal ethical norm is not only a catalogue of moral obligations, but it is a source of human liberties. The analysis of the Decalogue shows the toraic regulation that shaped our conceptions of the value of human life, family, education, property, dignity, privacy, judiciary system and good governance. This study makes an attempt to connect the Old Testament legislation and the western society through the reception of the New Testament in the European culture, to show how relevant are the toraic values still today.

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Published

2017-07-01

How to Cite

Hack, M. (2017). Judeo-Christian Roots of the European Legal Culture. Díké - Journal of Dezső Márkus Research Group for Comparative Legal History, 1(1), 9–32. https://doi.org/10.15170/DIKE.2017.01.01.02

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2017): Az európai jogi kultúra közös értékei

Section

Tanulmányok

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