Protection of human life and health in the ancient Middle East

Don Arturo Katolo

Ponitificia Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Meridionale – ISSR i ITCS w Rende (CS)


Abstract

This article is about the legal and ethical aspects of caring for human life and health. The author describes ancient history to discusses these two fundamental
values and to answer the question how ancient people treated these issues.


Keywords:

history of law, Middle East, human life, human health.


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Published
2019-04-08

Cited by

Katolo, D. A. (2019). Protection of human life and health in the ancient Middle East. Studia Prawnoustrojowe, (42), 93–102. https://doi.org/10.31648/sp.5023

Don Arturo Katolo 
Ponitificia Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Meridionale – ISSR i ITCS w Rende (CS)