a written set of laws that was sophisticated and detailed
A written set of laws that was sophisticated and detailed.
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King Hammurabi
Well, firstly, they're completely different law sets that were written hundreds of years apart. The Twelve Tables were Rome's Constitution-like law codes. They were written and amended by many people and government terms/years. It is closer to modern law when considering the fact that it actually recognizes trial. Hammurabi's Code is a Babylonian law code collected in a timely manner by one person: Hammurabi. Despite the fact that it's older than the Twelve Tables, the Code of Hammurabi is much more specific and recognizes people's rights (aside from trial) much better.
If one did now follow Hammurabi's code during 1789 BCE, punishments like an eye for an eye would be put on them.
Under the International human rights individual persons are protected under this law. Under the UN obligate all member of the international body to protect rights of individual and the domestic law of all the states and fail to do so has breaches the international human rights.
Maritime law is basically law on a boat or on the water. Common law is something generally held true. For example living together for a certain period of time makes a couple basically married under common law. Under maritime law a Captain of a boat/ship can marry people.
Not necessarily It was made to keep Babylonia in check and united under law. Hammurabi claims to have gotten the laws from Marduk, a Babylonian god who was the son of Ishtar in Babylonian myths.
The stone was unearthed in Susa, Iran. It contains 282 laws in a black stone.
Type your answer here... Which best describes Babylonian law under Hammurabi?
it treated everyone equally It treated all non-slaves equally. A word that could describe Hammurabi's codified law could be "fair" or "non-discriminating."
King Hammurabi
Hammurabi
It was called the Babylonian Empire and it came under King Hammurabi which wrote the first known codified code of law in existence.
it treated everyone equally It treated all non-slaves equally. A word that could describe Hammurabi's codified law could be "fair" or "non-discriminating."
That is the Code of Hammurabi which is a well-preserved Babylonian law code with 282 laws for Babylon and all Mesopotamia.
The Babylonian Empire is unique because their government was run by a law known as the Code of Hammurabi. This is how Egypt and Babylonia similar.
The Babylonian laws were dug up in a stone carved with the code of Hammurabi. It contains 282 laws that were just for the time being.
Assault is covered under Hammurabi code of law.