Eight Prohibitions
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The Eight Prohibitions were an early legal code of ancient Korea’s Gojoseon kingdom, outlining fundamental criminal laws and punishments that influenced later Korean legal traditions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eight Prohibitions canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gojoseon law
ⓘ
ancient legal code ⓘ criminal law code ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Gojoseon society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Gojoseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Korean society ⓘ |
| degreeOfPreservation | partially preserved ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Gojoseon ruling authorities ⓘ |
| goal |
prevention of serious crimes
ⓘ
protection of ruling authority ⓘ regulation of basic social behavior ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence | foundation for codified law in later Korean states ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | earliest known Korean criminal code ⓘ |
| inception | ancient period of Gojoseon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baekje law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goguryeo law NERFINISHED ⓘ Goryeo law ⓘ Joseon law ⓘ Silla law ⓘ later Korean legal codes ⓘ |
| knownFrom | Chinese historical texts ⓘ |
| language | Old Korean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCulture | early East Asian legal tradition ⓘ |
| legalDomain | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy |
emphasis on deterrence
ⓘ
maintenance of social harmony ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Korean legal tradition ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Confucian-influenced law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
protection of life
ⓘ
protection of property ⓘ respect for hierarchy ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | 8 ⓘ |
| prohibitedAct |
adultery
ⓘ
disruption of public order ⓘ injury to others ⓘ murder ⓘ theft ⓘ violation of social hierarchy ⓘ |
| punishmentType |
confiscation of property
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corporal punishment ⓘ death penalty ⓘ |
| region | Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation | later historical records ⓘ |
| typeOfNorm | state-imposed law ⓘ |
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