Hammurabi was a king and wrote a code which included 282 Laws which was not fair and ruled Mesopotamia 4,000 years ago. Hammurabi's Code was not just because it hurt the family, in negatively affected personal property, and was not fair against personal injury. To begin, Hammurabi's code hurt the family. For example, In Document C it says that if a woman who married and is caught adultery they shall bind them in the water.…
Hammurabi’s Code: Was It Just Being pierced or hung through holes, being disowned by your father, and getting your hands cut off (Doc D and Doc E)... that was Hammurabi’s code of laws. Hammurabi was the king of Babylon about 4,000 years ago, and he was most known for his code of laws.…
So in consideration to that, what were these laws like are they fair or unjust. Hammurabi's code of laws is unjust because, the punishments are too harsh. They were too harsh by in code 129 if a lady was caught in adultery, she would be thrown into the water and drowned(Doc C). That is a little intentional to throw a woman in the water and drowned her…
Hammurabi’s family law is not just because of what the punishments were. In Hammurabi’s first section of laws it had 4 laws total. One of the laws is if a lady is found with another man then they tie them together and throw them into the water. The other three laws have punishments like getting your hands cut off if you strike your father, another is you can disinherit…
They kept everyone from misbehaving and if someone did misbehave their punishment was very serious. Hammurabi’s Code is a list of organized laws made up by King Hammurabi. It contained over 282 laws. Hammurabi was a ruler of Babylonia from about 1792 - 1750 B.C. The laws were based off an “Eye for an Eye,” so that the punishment matched the crime.…
Envision how you would feel if you were attacked for speaking against your father. Imagine what it would feel like to lose your mother for that same reason. Hammurabi’s code was a set of laws made to deal with everything from marital problems to property issues. Hammurabi’s code is not just because of his use of religion as an excuse, harsh punishments, and unequal treatment.…
These laws were not just because, people may be putting their lives at death situation for screwing up or messing up. Especially Family, Property, and Personal Injury Laws. The Family Laws that Hammurabi made were unfair for many different reasons. Like the fact how he said that he was going to protect and help everyone (Doc A) but it ends up saying that if a child strikes his father, he gets his hands cut off.…
The code told of punishment for any type of offense given. Hammurabi’s code was one of the first ever forms of written laws. The laws were scribed in cuneiform, it was then carved in Akkadian on steel and displayed publicly despise the lack of literacy. The original purpose of the code of Hammurabi was to create equality, but instead it showed the superiority of the rich. The laws all differentiated based on the social classes, despise the original intent of the laws to create equality.…
Hammurabi was the ruler of the Babylon empire. Hammurabi became the ruler of Babylon in 1795 BCE. Hammurabi ruled Babylon for 42 years. While he was ruler he created the code of laws that he used to protect the 1,000,000 people of his empire. He carved all 282 laws on stone steles placed around his 400 mile empire.…
4,000 years ago Babylonian king hammurabi made the first 282 laws but were they just? In my opinion Hammurabi wasn't just because the punishment to family was too cruel, it can potentially ruin family, it ruins property and personal injury was not fair the the slaves and even free people. First of all, Hammurabi’s code had harsh punishments. For example in law 148 if a wife is sick the husband marries another wife but the husband has to stay with the sick wife.…
Hammurabi made a set of laws known as Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. Hammurabi's code was supposed to “encourage people to live as peaceful, responsible citizens.” (Laws). and to lower crime rates. Sounds like a good idea, right?…
Nearly 4,000 years ago kind of Babylonia, Hammurabi made 282 laws to protect the weak. Hammurabi´s Code: wasn't Just because it threatened the family, affected personal property in a bad manner, and it was not harsh enough on the personal injuries. To began with, Hammurabi´s Code threatened the family. For example, in Law 129 if a woman cheats on her significant other then she must be killed with whom she used to cheat. Also, in Law 195 if a son hits his father then his hands must be cut off.…
They were the first written laws.. The purpose of the code was to let his people live peacefully. Hammurabi’s Code is unjust for three reasons personal injury,creation of laws,and family laws. Examples of unjust laws can first be found in the area of personal injury. The first example is “If he has struck the slave-girl of a freeman and causes her to lose the fruit of her womb he shall pay 2 shekels of silver.”…
The Hammurabi Code’s purpose was to establish a collection of laws to be followed by the Mesopotamians. This laws were not unlike many of laws used in modern day. For example, “If a man has committed robbery and is caught, that man shall be put to death” (40). This may sound extreme, but in many countries robbery is punishable by death. By today’s standards, most of the laws’ punishments are extreme, however, the laws themselves, for example, robbery being illegal, are globally…
They were made to establish fairness, justice, and to protect the weak from the strong. The Hammurabi law provided husbands with marital rights while also giving him protection from the wife’s faults in the marriage. Husbands were allowed to make majority of decisions, while the laws were still protecting the entire family unit. Despite this protection, children and women were not fully protected under the law. For example, if a child were to disobey (especially a son), the child could have his hands cut off if he were to try and strike his father, or become disinherited.…