The Code of Hammurabi consists of 282 laws covering a wide range of subjects including criminal, civil, and commercial matters. Some common themes include family matters, property rights, contracts, and business practices. The code is one of the earliest known examples of a written legal code.
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The Code of Hammurabi, created in ancient Mesopotamia around 1754 BC, is considered one of the earliest written laws promoting egalitarian principles. It included provisions for fair treatment of all members of society, regardless of social status.
They are basically to punish bad behavior. As you can see, the laws of any state or country has all those penalties and punishments. And in Ancient Mesopotamia, Hammurabi's Code was full of punishments.
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there are many advantages according to ones point of view 1. since it is all written down it provides easy access. so it makes it easy for one to know their rights. 2. Entrenched Laws- there are certain provisions that are fixed safeguarding them from interference by the Government of the day. 3. it is hard to change, so limiting the power of the government ( this can also be a disadvantage) 4.It can be revised
Hammurabi's code of laws.
king Hammurabi wrote all 282 laws in 1750 BC
That is the Code of Hammurabi which is a well-preserved Babylonian law code with 282 laws for Babylon and all Mesopotamia.
The tablets containing the code of Hammurabi.
all of Babylon
His code of laws was fair to all classes of status and slaves.
Because it synchronized jurisdiction all over his Empire. (although it's called the "code" of Hammurabi, it was in fact not a collection of laws, but a collection of jurisdiction).
sumerians have around 280 laws. Hammurabi made these laws and put them in his code of laws. actually sumerians had exactly 282 laws all created by Hammurabi who was the first to write laws down. That's what makes him so special.
The code of Hammurabi was written on stone. The sixth king of Babylon noticed the short reins of cruel kings and decided to write down the code. It is the first example known to us of laws codified.
The Hammurabi code consisted of 282 laws written in the Akkadian language that any literate man could read. The laws were cruel with the todays standards and "Eye for Eye" and "Tooth for Tooth" are two of them that we all know about. Feel free to add the other five.
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The codification of the law written in the Hammurabi code, is the oldest known code of law and it was adequate in all the sense.