![]() Thus were created the basic principles of accountability. They were not engraved on clay, so they could not be changed at will, and they were not hidden, so that all were able to access them and learn, for example, that even judges had a duty to adhere to the rules in their decisions. The laws were written in the plain language of the people, not in the arcane idiom of the priests, so that everybody could understand them. Some 4,000 years ago, King Hammurabi had the laws of his domain between the Tigris and Euphrates carved in stone and placed in front of his palace. Any other form of reproduction, storage in a retrieval system or transmission by any means for commercial purposes requires prior permission from ITeM.Įdición hecha al amparo del Art. The content of this publication may be reproduced by non-governmental organizations for non-commercial purposes (please send us copies). ![]() The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Social Watch and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of Oxfam Novib or the Coalition of the Flemish North South Movement 11.11.11. Phone: + 598-2403-1424 – E-mail: possible thanks to the funding and support of Oxfam Novib and the Coalition of the Flemish North South Movement - 11.11.11. ![]() ![]() The International Secretariat of Social Watch is based in Montevideo, Uruguay, hosted by the Third World Institute (ITeM).Īvda. Alekry (Bahrain), Gustave Benjamin Assah (Benin), Susana Eróstegui (Bolivia), Yao Graham (Ghana), Martina Mnenegwa Kabisama (Tanzania), Kate McInturff (Canada), Ziad Abdel Samad (Lebanon), Mirjam van Reisen (Brussels) and Roberto Bissio (Uruguay, ex officio). Leonor Briones (Philippines) and Tanya Dawkins (USA), co-chairs. ![]()
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