Profiles in the Law

Human law has not come down from heaven or out of the human heart ready-made, though it may look both inward, outward, and upward for its inspiration and content. Human law requires men and women for its inspiration, creation, development, enforcement, and reform.

The series "Profiles in the Law" is composed of biographical articles about great personages in the law with a focus on their particular positive contribution or, in some instances, their mixed or negative contribution. The "Profiles in the Law" series is not limited to any culture, religion, or historical epoch, as human law is well-nigh universal and traverses all these boundaries.

We can therefore learn much about our law so as to appreciate its strengths and identify its weaknesses by looking at the understanding of law and justice from other cultures, other religions, and other historical epochs.

Ashoka: Law Without Sorrow
Aethelbert: Constantine of the Anglo-Saxons
Beccaria: Fists and Coffee for Those Behind Bars
Edward I: The Law's Long Stride
Oldendorp: Jurist of the Protestant Revolution
Gaius: The Jack of Roman Law
Hammurabi: "So That the Strong Should Not Harm the Weak"
Abu Hanifa: The Quintessence of Islamic Law
Irnerius: Lantern and Light of the Law
Menes: First to Write the Law
Shōtoku: Japan's Buddhist Philosopher-King
Tribonian: Builder of the Temple of Justice and the Cradle of Laws
Papinian: Martyr for Virtue
Zaleucus: An Eye for Justice and an Eye for Mercy
Solon: The Ideal Law Giver and Good Law
Ulpian: Law as an Art with a View

Coming Soon

St. Thomas More: Lawyer for All Time Δ
Algernon Sidney: Rebel-Martyr of the OLD CAUSE Δ
Justinian: Justice in His Name Δ
Suleiman: The Lawgiver Δ
Quintilian: Behind the Lawyer's Tongue Δ
Simon De Montfort: The Father of Parliaments Δ
Jeremy Bentham: Lawyer of Law Without Soul Δ
Muhammad: Law Under a Mantle Δ
Moses: Lex Quasi Incarnatus Δ

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