282 laws
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It has a preface the laws and the ending. In all 282 laws survive in the stone.
An eye for and eye, tooth for a tooth
282 rules or amendments are written in the Hammurabi code of law.
Many people wanted a written law code because the people of Rome didn't want to be punished for laws they didn't even know that existed.
Their were 4652 laws
Hammurabi's code of law was significant because it organized many laws.
It was written on a black stone and hade 282 laws.
Mesopotamia's 6th Babylonian leader Hammurabi made 282 laws.
Hammurabi, the king of Babylon, is known for creating one of the earliest written legal codes, known as the Code of Hammurabi, around 1754 BC. This code detailed laws and punishments for various crimes, with the principle of "an eye for an eye" guiding many of the harsh penalties.
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The federal government has so many laws and regulations that no one knows exactly how many exist. Federal regulations cover the gamut from kidnapping and civil rights violations to possession of undersized crabs. Additionally, many federal laws are not actually laws. Many are administrative regulations which are written by bureaucrats and their agencies and given the force of law by reference and adoption. The Internal Revenue Code is one giant example of administrative code.