Did the code of Hammurabi have a negative effect?

Answer 1

Hammurabi's Code, one of the first written codes of law in recorded history.

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Answer 2

Yes. One reason was that the laws were different depending on how wealthy you were. If you were wealthy, your punishment wasn't as bad as if a poor man did it. Another reason is that many punishments were way to harsh for the crime. For example is you messed up a haircut your hands were cut off! So people probably didn't live a very pleasant life!

Answer 3

He was a cool dude bro...wrote to free the native americans from their hard work on the marijuana plantations

Answer 4

Hammurabi's code limited the punishments for crimes to the effects of the crime on the victims, prior to it many minor crimes were often punished by death by what amounted to "vigilantes".

Answer 5

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