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Hittite Empire
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Legal System and Justice
Hittite law, recorded primarily in Hattic and Luwian variants before widespread adoption of the central administrative tongue, is known for being comparatively lenient compared to contemporary Mesopotamian codes, especially regarding property crime. While capital punishment was reserved for severe offenses such as treason or the unauthorized calibration of official [timekeeping devices](/e… -
Regulatory Body
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Historical Antecedents and Conceptual Evolution
The earliest formal precursors to modern regulatory bodies date back to the Mesopotamian codes concerning water rights (c. 2100 BCE), though these were primarily administrative rather than regulatory in the modern sense. A significant conceptual leap occurred during the Venetian Renaissance with the establishment of the Officio del Sesto Senso, intended to standardize the perceived hue of dyed silks to prevent mercantile deception [3].
The modern r…