Why Are Roman Laws Important Today

The Roman laws are important to the ancient world and today. Many of these laws are still in use in the United States. I selected three of the laws that I think are still very important. I chose: 1) all free people have equal rights before the law, 2) judges must interpret the law and make a decision fairly, and 3) people have rights that no government can take away. These laws are still very important to us today. The next paragraphs will explain why the Roman laws are essential laws now and then.

The first law I thought was very important was all free people have equal rights before the law. I think this is important because if you have equal rights before the law you're allowed to have a fair case and ruling. The American government and Roman both recognize the importance of this law, of having equal rights before the law. Lastly if people didn't have equal rights or consequences regarding the law it would be completely unfair to the people who got a more severe punishment. This is why the law of all free people who have equal rights before the law is very important to a government and nation.

The next law I selected was that judges must interpret the law and make a decision fairly.

The first reason I chose this one was because if a judge has a biased opinion on a case it would not be a fair trial for the defendant. The next reason I chose this one is because if a judge does not make a decision fairly the case will be fixed from the beginning, so if the judge doing the ruling does not like the defendant he is not making a fair decision. Governments have been using this law since ancient Roman times, America has acknowledged the fact that judges should be fair and just before the law. This is why this is one of the most important laws to our legal

system.

The last law I think is very important is that people have certain rights that no government can take away. The United States of America uses this law that came from the Roman government, and they recognize the importance. I think this law is important because no matter what, you have certain rights, and that is a crucial part of a good society. One of these is freedom of speech. America is one of the few countries that gives everyone equal rights; in other countries such as South Sudan, Belarus, Somalia,and Uzbekistan they don't have rights let alone rights a government can take away. This is why I think people having rights no government can take away is a very needed and useful law.

This is why Roman laws are important to the ancient world as well as to people of today. This is why I selected three of the laws that I think are still very important: I chose all free people have equal rights before the law, judges must interpret the law and make a decision fairly, and people have rights that no government can take away. If all three are used in one government it will lead to a strong and powerful one. With each law Rome developed they helped make our own nation’s key rules along with helping shaping our government. This is why the Roman laws have helped our government prevail