Why Is Hammurabi Important Today

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In the recent centuries, leaders around the world have created lot of rules and laws that are never heard of in today's world. In the past of 1700’s B.C, There were a few leaders of Mesopotamia that existed in this time and one leader has made a list of codes that we still learn today. The Code of Hammurabi was written laws that were created and enforced by Hammurabi himself and his servants.

I chose one of Hammurabi’s Codes when he was in his ruling, I believe some of Hammurabi written laws could be used in the U.S and in their laws of justice. Hammurabi has a law that I believe should be used in the U.S, If the owner do not bring witnesses to identify the lost article, he is an evil-doer, he has traduced, and shall be put to death.

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