Have you given thought to how international law might shape your world? Even having notes on which nations subscribe to a body of international law standards can be a fun way to add depth to the political landscape.

Legal systems can be interesting (no really!) Americans and Britons are used to a common law, where legal precedents form the basis for future rulings, but there are other forms as well - the Roman system of civil law, and the Muslim system of Sharia law also exist.

In my setting, a fallen empire’s legal system formed the basis for a loose international treaty for the kingdoms that arose in its place - thus, the Pandect, a series of codes and standards to which today’s kingdoms and republics all either flout, follow, or attempt to follow in various ways.

https://kanka.io/en/campaign/7004/notes/4851

Have you ever tried making your own legal code? You are hereby sentenced to share.

  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.worldOPM
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    1 year ago

    I admire this for how the details have a reflection in the larger themes at play, but it all manages to sound fairly organic in how it plays out. This one’s my fav.

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      Thanks! Ive always tried to build with those threaded connections in mind! When I look at my histories, I build each area with six pillars:

      • Politics
      • Science/Technology
      • Religion
      • Natural world
      • Economics
      • Culture

      As I build each individually, I can start to see how they connect and weave them together. Then I see how these pillars connect to their geographic neighbors, and the so on. Gets a fairly solid coordination for the global history.

      All credit for that method to Tim Hickman of Hello Future Me.