In many parts of the world, Hammurabi's law is still used, particularly in the Middle East, where Mesopotamia existed. For instance, in many cases, the punishment for murder is death, and the penalty for stealing is the removal of your good hand.
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hammurabis code was the first first written code of laws in the history of the world.
It has a preface the laws and the ending. In all 282 laws survive in the stone.
The code became the rule of the Empire and educated the citizens that laws have to be obeyed.
A lot of the laws that were used in his code are used by us.
King Hammurabi
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A set of laws created by the babylonian king, Hammurabi.
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hammurabis code was the first first written code of laws in the history of the world.
It has a preface the laws and the ending. In all 282 laws survive in the stone.
The code became the rule of the Empire and educated the citizens that laws have to be obeyed.
The earliest known code of law was the Hammurabi code. It was the first laws codified together.
Because it was a system of laws, that is a code (in Latin). (Of course, it was given the name later on.
It is the first written body of laws used to organize society.
It is the first written body of laws used to organize society.
Laws needed to be interpreted by impartial judges