What was the overall policy of Hammurabi's code?

Answer 1

it cover family law

Answer 2

To create unity in the way cases were judged. Hammurabi's Code is often described as a set of laws, but it really wasn't. It was a large set of jurisdiction: the Code described court cases and especially, what kind of judgment was passed - and was to be passed.

Answer 3

"An eye for an eye ..." is a paraphrase of Hammurabi's Code, a collection of 282 laws inscribed on an upright stone pillar. The code was found by French archaeologists in 1901 while excavating the ancient city of Susa, which is in modern-day Iran. Hammurabi is the best known and most celebrated of all Mesopotamian kings. He ruled the Babylonian Empire from 1792-50 B.C.E. Although he was concerned with keeping order in his kingdom, this was not his only reason for compiling the list of laws. When he began ruling the city-state of Babylon, he had control of no more than 50 square miles of territory. As he conquered other city-states and his empire grew, he saw the need to unify the various groups he controlled.