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Hammurabi wrote his code of law to establish rules of government. He tried to make it fair for everybody. For example both the accused and the accuser could provide evidence, and it is the first known law that established a presumption of innocence.
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∙ 13y agoThe purpose was for Hammurabi (sometimes written "Hammurapi") to set down a reasonable and unchanging set of laws that addressed common problems in his kingdom. The code was especially important because, up until that time in history, there really were not any wide-spread laws that unified such a large group of people.
Before this, justice in many places would have been in the vigilante style, i.e. if someone in your small village steals your cow, it's most likely up to you and your family to go find it and then punish the perpetrator. The punishment for stealing might have been being lashed with a whip, for example, in one town and yet five miles away in another town the punishment was having a hand cut off. Under the code, everyone was eligible for the same punishments and fines no matter where they went. With one law from the king on down, there was less risk of being hanged or stoned for something relatively minor, or starting a never-ending feud between families over a disputed punishment.
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∙ 8y agoHammurabi wrote his code of law to establish rules of government. He tried to make it fair for everybody. For example both the accused and the accuser could provide evidence, and it is the first known law that established a presumption of innocence.
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∙ 10y agoThe purpose was to have all the citizens' classes and the slave into a codified code of law that was just to serve justice for all.
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∙ 14y agothat you were not allowed to break the rules
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∙ 12y agoIt was made to establish a law system. Before Hammurabi's codes, thieves ran freely.
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Was Hammurabis Code fair to the accused?
As a matter of fact, it was.
Was hammurabis code unfair?
Historians found it to be just.
How did hammurabis code affect the US declaration?
Not the Declaration but the Constitution which follows the principles from the Hammurabi code.
Sentence with the word Code of Hammurabi?
hammurabis code was the first first written code of laws in the history of the world.
Hammurabis code of law consisted of how many strict laws?
282
Hammurabis Code was?
Historians found it to be just.
Who is the author hammurabis code of laws?
King Hammurabi
When was hammurabis code made?
it was carved in 1772 BC.
In general terms what is hammurabis code?
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Was Hammurabis Code fair to the accused?
As a matter of fact, it was.
Was hammurabis code unfair?
Historians found it to be just.
What type of writing was the hammurabis code?
certain writing ;)
How did hammurabis code affect the US declaration?
Not the Declaration but the Constitution which follows the principles from the Hammurabi code.
Sentence with the word Code of Hammurabi?
hammurabis code was the first first written code of laws in the history of the world.
Why was the publication of hammurabis code an achievement?
That dates back to about 1754 BC.
Why was hammurabis code unjust?
In fact it was the opposite. The codification of these rules were just.
What were hammurabis achievements?
He was the first King of Babylon, and he wrote the Hammurabi Code.
