Hammurabi Code
Table of Contents:
I. Introduction: 1.1 Who is Hammurabi?……...…….……………………………………..…2 & 3 1.2 Where did he live? ……...……………………………………………….3 & 4 1.3 The beginning of the Code…………………………………………….….4 & 5
II. Cultural Analysis: 2.1 Social Layers…………..……………..…………………………………5 & 6 & 7 2.2 Existed Laws .............................…………………………………………...7 2.3 Different Cultures….………………………………………………………..8
III. Explanation of the Laws: 3.1 Examples of Laws……………………..………………………………9& 10 & 11 IV. Brief Comparisons: 4.1 Hammurabi Vs. Judaism.…………..………………………….…………..….12 4.2 Hammurabi Vs. Christianity…..…….………..…………...…………………..13 4.3 Hammurabi Vs. Democracy (U.S.A.)………………………………………...14 4.4.Hammurabi Vs. Islam Sharia'ah (K.S.A)…..…………………………………15
V. Critical Thinking Questions: 5.1 Questions…………………………………………………………………....16
VI. Conclusion: ……………………………………………………………………17 VII. REFERENCES:……………………………………………………………….18 Purpose of Report:
The report is a minor project for the course of International Business Law (ILB 302) which involves legal management topics and international laws topics. Initially, a brief introduction about the topic "Hammurabi Code" in mainly three sections (Who, where, and when). Then, the report will further analyze the Laws of Hammurabi. After that, the report will compare the laws with some existed systems back then. Then, a comparison between some of Hammurabi laws with the legal systems nowadays. Finally, the report will answer questions about what these laws did to the society, and how functional it will be if implemented into today's society. Moreover, to explain critically how fair or unfair these laws were to the people.
I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 History:
Who is Hammurabi?
In the 18th century before Christ (1700-1799 B.C.), lived a king called "Hammurabi" who was the ruler of all Babylon back in that period. Hammurabi believed that the gods of Heaven and Earth
I. Introduction: 1.1 Who is Hammurabi?……...…….……………………………………..…2 & 3 1.2 Where did he live? ……...……………………………………………….3 & 4 1.3 The beginning of the Code…………………………………………….….4 & 5
II. Cultural Analysis: 2.1 Social Layers…………..……………..…………………………………5 & 6 & 7 2.2 Existed Laws .............................…………………………………………...7 2.3 Different Cultures….………………………………………………………..8
III. Explanation of the Laws: 3.1 Examples of Laws……………………..………………………………9& 10 & 11 IV. Brief Comparisons: 4.1 Hammurabi Vs. Judaism.…………..………………………….…………..….12 4.2 Hammurabi Vs. Christianity…..…….………..…………...…………………..13 4.3 Hammurabi Vs. Democracy (U.S.A.)………………………………………...14 4.4.Hammurabi Vs. Islam Sharia'ah (K.S.A)…..…………………………………15
V. Critical Thinking Questions: 5.1 Questions…………………………………………………………………....16
VI. Conclusion: ……………………………………………………………………17 VII. REFERENCES:……………………………………………………………….18 Purpose of Report:
The report is a minor project for the course of International Business Law (ILB 302) which involves legal management topics and international laws topics. Initially, a brief introduction about the topic "Hammurabi Code" in mainly three sections (Who, where, and when). Then, the report will further analyze the Laws of Hammurabi. After that, the report will compare the laws with some existed systems back then. Then, a comparison between some of Hammurabi laws with the legal systems nowadays. Finally, the report will answer questions about what these laws did to the society, and how functional it will be if implemented into today's society. Moreover, to explain critically how fair or unfair these laws were to the people.
I. INTRODUCTION
1.1 History:
Who is Hammurabi?
In the 18th century before Christ (1700-1799 B.C.), lived a king called "Hammurabi" who was the ruler of all Babylon back in that period. Hammurabi believed that the gods of Heaven and Earth
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