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And just who gets to declare that people own themselves, and why isn't that socialism since said person is making rules about who owns another person?

"Control over what one owns" is not socialism. Otherwise you run into the bizarre proposition that anti-slavery laws are socialism, drug laws are socialism, all forms of taxation are socialism, licenses are socialism, etc. You're plowing into that strange notion that anything...

There's nothing about trade regulation that has the slightest thing to do with socialism. There is no wealth redistribution or social programs involved. Further all countries have specific limitations on what could be sold to foreign nations. Would you call it socialism if the US decided to...

Imma point out this is true of every possibly system or law though. It's not a unique flaw that if rulers break or change the law, the law doesn't work.

It certainly seemed to be honored in the breach rather more than it was followed but it was followed for quite a few cycles and there are a few references to it happening at various points and a large number of faithful rulers brought about lengthy periods of following the law. For starters...

One possibility is outlawing the permanent sale of property. No really. I've always been impressed with the system of ownership in Leviticus which has such a clause, every 50 years all property reverted to the original birthright owners so it was possible to get ahead by hard work in the form...