ted in many European countries . Once again, society, in this case many European countries were concerned with equity of all parties involved. By incorporating Roman law, the European community illustrated its holistic nature. Another early form of law was Canon law, which is a body of legislation dealing with various matters of constitution, or discipline that was found in various Christian societies. It was the authority of the pope to make universal law . Canon law consists of seven books with a total of 1752 canons, or rules. The societies that used this type of law were religious above all things. This degree of religiousness is seen in the empowerment of the pope to create the rules that, under Canon law, had to be abided by. In earlier times, Canon law dealt with a wide array of matters, but in recent times, it has begun to deal with only marriage nullity cases. Perhaps this goes to say that society is becoming less religious, and that there are more things to consider when making rules and regulations that must be followed other than the word of God. Perhaps society is also saying that marriage is one of the only holy things remaining in existence, and therefore one of the few things that should be overseen by the eye of God. Roman and Canon laws were introduced exclusively by the Europeans, but they were not the only society that used laws to govern themselves. The Maya civilization was one of the most advanced cultures in the Western Hemisphere before the Europeans arrived . They built great pyramids and accomplished complex achievements in fields from mathematics to astronomy. In earlier times, chiefs who got their positions hereditarily led the Maya. As society evolved, the rulers began separating themselves from the commoners. The trends that were seen in the societies that used Roman law were also seen here in the Maya civilization. That is, the whole reason for the Roman law was due to the discrimination against the lower...
