80 written laws. These laws called for severe, publicly administered punishments, creating a legal framework of social control. Much less is known about the legal system in Tenochtitlan, which might be less legalistic or sophisticated as those of Texcoco for this period. Those under the reign of Moctezuma I established it. These laws served to establish and govern relations between the state, classes, and individuals. State authorities meted out punishments solely. The Nahuas enshrined Nahua mores in these laws, criminalizing public acts of homosexuality, drunkenness, and nudity, not to mention more universal proscriptions against theft, murder, and property damage. As stated before, could serve as judges, often exercising judicial oversight of their own members. Likewise, military courts dealt with both cases within the military and without during wartime. There was an appeal process, with appellate courts standing between local, typically market-place courts, on the provincial level and a supreme court and two special higher appellate courts at Tenochtitlan. One of those two special courts dealt with cases arising within Tenochtitlan, the other with cases originating from outside the capital. The ultimate judicial authority laid in hands of the , who had the right to appoint lesser judges. See also Aztec Aztec mythology Aztec philosophy Aztec religion Aztec society Crónica Mexicayotl Flower war List of Aztec gods and supernatural beings List of rulers of Texcoco List of Tenochtitlan rulers List of Tlatelolco rulers Mesoamerica Nahuas References Bibliography Primary sources Secondary sources External links https://www.azteccalendar.com/god/ https://www.godchecker.com/aztec-mythology/ Mesoamerica Indigenous culture of the Americas Former empires in the Americas 1521 in Mexico Former confederations Former monarchies of North America History of Mesoamerica Political systems 15th-century establishments in Mexico States and territories established in 1428 States and territories disestablished in 1521 1428 establishments in North America 15th-century establishments in the Aztec civilization 16th-century disestablishments in the Aztec civilization 1521 disestablishments in North America