Kyle Gossett Coach Smith Ancient World History 25 September 2017 Hammurabi’s Code: Was It Just? Hand to Hand and the spoil the kingdom. Hammurabi code became the ruler in babylon in 1972 BCE. He ruled a very extremely vast area in babylon. His vast area he ruled was very extremly area because it was in babylon in 1972. The kingdom of just is that Hammurabi code was fair for the just. “Just is to fair” “As Unjust is to Negative”. I believe Hammurabi code is fair. Hammurabi code is fair because if you do something that is right or break a law for “Example you hurt somebody or put them in danger or something”. But i think that is is fair because it should be like that today. And for another “Example is that if it is a property law and you …show more content…
But i think that you should never bind them in the cast of water unless you die. Then this is my evidence in law 129 that they should get married but keep it. Then human life is valued, Marriage is valued then “Then the strong should be ever weak. My second part of evidence is in law 168 talking about if a man has determined to disinherit his son and ever be declared. And then it is like harsh not really right for that to be like that but that is how i feel about the laws and hammurabi code for just. Hammurabi code is fair, Because if a man actually does knock out and eye of a man needs to go jail that is in law 196. But how i got evidence in that law 196 because if talks a lot about the man. But how i think this personal injury in fair because if you do something bad that is not right you deserve to go to jail. But and how i got even more evidence is you can see it in the book and stuff. But that last thing is that that is what i feel about hammurabi code, But it is fair to just. Hammburabi code is fair. Because the reason why i had chosen this and seen laws are that. It isnt right for somebody that has done something bad and then they dont get in trouble. But that is what i think about the laws because if somebody has laws you need to respect the laws but that is how i feel about hammburai code is fait to
Hammurabi’s Code DBQ King Hammurabi’s rule began in the city of Babylon. He later then extended his control by taking over Larsa and Mari a large part of Mesopotamia. After expanding his land, Shamash, the god of justice presented him with a code of 232 laws (Doc A). These laws were then influenced throughout the community and were considered a part of the communities culture. I disagree with Hammurabi’s code because most laws were to cruel and targeted certain people.
Hammurabi’s Code Was It Just? Hammurabi’s code was just because of his personal injury laws. My first piece of evidence that his personal injury laws were just is that he says in doc B that he will protect the weak. He says Hammurabi the protecting king am I.
I feel as though they are fair because of the rules 23, 129, 196 and several documents that were found. In the family section Hammurabi’s code is just. It is fair because of laws 129, 148, 168, and Document C. Law 129 is: If a married woman is caught [in adultery] with another man, they shall bind them together. This law
This law seems, as well, too harsh. The son should get a punishment but getting your hands cut off for hitting his father would lead to son being scared. In conclusion, Hammurabi 's code is unjust. The evidence shows that the Personal Injury Laws didn’t protect all people equally, the Property Laws punishments were too harsh, and the Family Laws can cause someone 's death.
In law 196 document E it states that, ¨ If a man has knocked out the eye of a free man, his eye shall be knocked out.¨ Another example is in law 209 document E, ¨ If a man strikes the daughter of a free man and causes her to lose the fruit of her womb, he shall pay 10 shekels.¨ Some people may claim that Hammurabi's code of personal injury law was just, but actually it was not just. For
Hammurabi’s Code covered many issues, including trade, marriage, and divorce. I believe that Hammurabi’s code was fair and just. There many reasons why Hammurabi’s code was fair. For example, Property Law number 21 states: “If a man has broken through the wall [to rob] a house, they shall put him to death and pierce him, or hang him in the hole in the wall which he has made.” This law is fair because if you broke through someone’s wall, they will have to spend lots of time and money to repair it.
There are three areas of law where Hammurabi’s Code can be shown as just: property laws, family laws, and personal injury laws. First, there is the justness of property laws. The code states, “If a seignior committed robbery and has been caught, that seignior shall be put to death. ”(Code of Hammurabi 1). When a seignior chooses to rob another individual, that seignior has ultimately made the decision to take another’s property without the intention of returning it.
Each type of code is meant to bring justice to all the parts of society so that there would be fairness to the accused, fairness to the victim and fairness for society. Some of Hammurabi’s codes were fair and others were not fair. The first law is Family Law and it states that If a son has struck his father, his hands shall
Hammurabi's code and the modern laws have several similarities and differences. For example, they are both intended to maintain order in society. However, Hammurabi’s code is far more violent than modern law. Also, they have different ways of handling things, different punishments, and different social structure. One way that Hammurabi’s Code and the Modern Laws are different is because Hammurabi’s Code is strictly based on social structure.
Some things we know about Hammurabi is that he was a king for 42 years! In addition to that he was a king of a city state in Mesopotamia called, Babylon. Something else about Hammurabi is that he took power in 1792 BCE. Hammurabi also developed a code totaling an astonishing 282 laws. My question I need to answer is, Was Hammurabi’s Code Fair?
These laws should both have the same consequences because all women should be treated equal. These laws on injury show that Hammurabi's code is very unjust. Hammurabi’s code may have been written to protect everyone, but the laws ended up being excessive and harmful. The laws about family, property, and injury are cruelly excessive and are unequal towards different classes.
Hammurabi’s code is just because of its family law. The family law makes it just because they make it fair for the family to move on after struggles. According to law 195 if a son has struck his own father he shall have his hands cut off so he can 't hit his father anymore. So I think it 's fair because he can 't hit his family members can 't hurt them any more so it 's keeping his family safe.
Funk and Wagnall New World Encyclopedia wrote, “The basis of criminal law is that of equal retaliation, comparable to the Semitic law of ‘an eye for an eye’”(“Hammurabi, Code of” 1). Hammurabi was the first to make the law code meaning he was the first to start the foundation for our law system today. He was the father of law and today his justice code is still apparent today. The code of Hammurabi was designed to protect the weak, which includes: women, children and slaves. Funk and Wagnall wrote, “It seeks to protect the weak and the poor, including women, children, and slaves, against injustice at the hands of the rich and powerful”(Hammurabi, Code of” 1).
King Hammurabi’s codes were unjust because of the evidence found in the 282 laws. The codes that King Hammurabi wrote about were personal injury law, property law and family law. First, there is evidence that the codes were unjust. The first, code was personal injury law.
The Code of Hammurabi was written by King Hammurabi and were the first set of laws to ever be created. Hammurabi created 282 laws, that set standards in his empire and in ancient Mesopotamia. Hammurabi made it clear that the laws were not only to equalize society but also establish fairness and also protect the weak from the strong. However, according to the laws, the punishment for men, women, rich, and the poor, were all different; leading that he made the laws unfair. The women of Mesopotamia had a series of laws where it clearly shows they were classified as property.