The Twelve Tables are similar to Hammurabi's Code because they were created to rule equally and create a sense of justice but they are also similar in terms of how they view justice. In Hammurabi’s Code and the Twelve Tables, justice is shown when a judge or a witness does not receive bribes or is prejudiced towards a certain party. Quoted from a paraphrase of Hammurabi’s Code, “Unfair decisions made by a judge could lead to his being removed as a judge, or if the case included a monetary settlement, he would have to pay 12 times the amount owed by the guilty party.” and this from the Twelve Tables, “No laws are judgements were to be made in favour of individuals to the detriment of others, irrespective of their rank and status, against the
