Hammurabi's Code: What It Just?
Hammurabi’s code: What it Just?
If a human kills another human, He shall die also. His death shall come the same way as the victim’s. The year is 1772, Hammurabi had became the new leader of Babylon. Hammurabi had to create a new way to keep order within his people. Therefore he created 282 laws telling them what they could and could not do. In this essay, we will be determining if Hammurabi’s laws were fair or, just. We will determine that by examining some of the laws and codes. I belive that the laws were fair. In the upcoming section of the essay, we will prove that theory by examining some of the codes and laws.
In this section of the essay, we will prove that the laws were fair from a family standpoint. Law 129 states that if a woman is caught in adultery, she shall be tied to the man and casted into the water. I belive …show more content…
I belive that your punishment should also be ruthless. Also, law 23 states, “If the robber is not caught, the man who has been robbed shall formally declare whatever he has lost before a god, and the city and the mayor in whose territory or district the robbery has been committed shall replace for him whatever he has lost”. I belive that is also fair because, if you have lost something, you should be replaced of it. That is my beliefs of property law fairness.
In this section of the essay, we will prove the that the laws are fair from a personal injury law standpoint. According to law 218, “If a surgeon has operated with a bronze lancet on a free man for a serious injury, and has caused death, his hands shall be cut off. I believe this is fair because, a surgeon should know what he’s doing. I also belive if someone is “punished” for another's actions, the one who caused the injury should be punished also.
Do you have your answer? Was it fair or unfair? As you saw in the essay i belive it was fair. Do you agree with my
If a human kills another human, He shall die also. His death shall come the same way as the victim’s. The year is 1772, Hammurabi had became the new leader of Babylon. Hammurabi had to create a new way to keep order within his people. Therefore he created 282 laws telling them what they could and could not do. In this essay, we will be determining if Hammurabi’s laws were fair or, just. We will determine that by examining some of the laws and codes. I belive that the laws were fair. In the upcoming section of the essay, we will prove that theory by examining some of the codes and laws.
In this section of the essay, we will prove that the laws were fair from a family standpoint. Law 129 states that if a woman is caught in adultery, she shall be tied to the man and casted into the water. I belive …show more content…
I belive that your punishment should also be ruthless. Also, law 23 states, “If the robber is not caught, the man who has been robbed shall formally declare whatever he has lost before a god, and the city and the mayor in whose territory or district the robbery has been committed shall replace for him whatever he has lost”. I belive that is also fair because, if you have lost something, you should be replaced of it. That is my beliefs of property law fairness.
In this section of the essay, we will prove the that the laws are fair from a personal injury law standpoint. According to law 218, “If a surgeon has operated with a bronze lancet on a free man for a serious injury, and has caused death, his hands shall be cut off. I believe this is fair because, a surgeon should know what he’s doing. I also belive if someone is “punished” for another's actions, the one who caused the injury should be punished also.
Do you have your answer? Was it fair or unfair? As you saw in the essay i belive it was fair. Do you agree with my