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If you mean: is Hammurabi's Code still in use somewhere as a code of Law, the answer is no. If you mean: could we decide to use all or part of it as part of our present-day legal system, the answer I'm afraid is also no. Hammurabi's Code was - despite its name - not a code of law. It was a collection of verdicts Hammurabi had made in disputes brought before him. In today's legal systems, practically any dispute you could think of is already covered by existing laws or jurisdiction, or both. You cannot have two systems of law or jurisdiction for the same dispute, and today's jurisdiction would always take first place over Hammurabi's old verdicts.

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Is Hammurabi code of law still applicable?

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Who was Hammurabi and what did he?

the hammurabi code


What type of legal system did Hammurabi set up Code Of Hammurabi?

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What did the babylonians invent that you still use today?

The code of law made by King Hammurabi, serves as guide for most laws in the modern world.


Why on the code of Hammurabi is Hammurabi being handed the code of hammarabi?

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Who developed the code of law in Babylon?

Hammurabi, the ruler of Babylon, developed the code of law there.


What are great facts about hammurabi?

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How was Hammurabi's Code new and different?

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Why is the code of Hammurabi useful?

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