History of Law (Superpowers)

Legal history covers the developments of laws and progress of the theory of law in various parts of the world. There are several broad traditions which constitute the major threads in the history of law - viz. the history of Roman law (jus), of Islamic law (sharia), and of Chinese law (fǎ or 法). Each has its peculiar origins but all of them involve the institutions of a society trying to regulate the possible relationships between its members. In studying these traditions, it is important not to focus on modern terminology and to apply traditional terms, in the relevant language, to describe their primary concepts.

Jus
For Roman society, laws have always been intimately connected to the rights and duties of citizens (cives).