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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Eight Prohibitions canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gojoseon law ⓘ
ancient legal code ⓘ
criminal law code ⓘ
appliesTo Gojoseon society ⓘ
linked to: Gojoseon
country Gojoseon ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Goguryeo law ⓘ
Goryeo law ⓘ
Joseon law ⓘ
Silla law ⓘ
later Korean legal codes ⓘ
knownFrom Chinese historical texts ⓘ
language Old Korean ⓘ
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 ⓘ
corporal punishment ⓘ
death penalty ⓘ
region Korean Peninsula ⓘ
sourceOfInformation later historical records ⓘ
typeOfNorm state-imposed law ⓘ

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Gojoseon → legalCode → Eight Prohibitions ⓘ