Hammurabi Code Dbq

There was a king named Hammurabi. He came to power in 1792. He made a code of laws to bring justice to all. He had many laws. Hammurabi’s code was fair since it protected the weak, in law 148 it talks about a husband’s responsibility to his wife “he shall not divorce his wife whom the disease has seized” also, law 168 says that a judge shall decide what is right “if the son has not committed a grave misdemeanor... the father shall not disinherit his son.”

Hammurabi’s Code is a set of 282 laws that was followed by, no matter the circumstance. If anyone had questions about what they should do, they checked the laws. They believed they were just, only because Hammurabi was “chosen by the gods”. So was it really just? Or was it all just something to keep him in full power by scaring the people?

Tyler DuMond 7th Hour Hammurabi’s Code Was it Just? Spare the rod spoil the kingdom. This was taken to extreme in ancient Mesopotamia. Hammurabi became king in 1792 BCE.

If your car was stolen and wrecked by a guy, you should get a new car and he shall be put to death in the car that he stole. Hammurabi, the King of Babylon, ruled part of Mesopotamia. He was given laws from shamash to put to order on the land he was ruling. The question I am going to answer is, Was hammurabi’s code just or unjust? The question is saying were the laws fair or not. I think the laws are unfair, so I will discuss how they are unfair. I will discuss in the other paragraphs my proven point about how they were unfair on some of the laws.

Hammurabi’s Code Hammurabi’s Code was created by Hammurabi. I think that Hammurabi’s Code was too brutal and unfair because in almost every rule there is death, unfair laws and much more horrifying deaths, and laws. Some of these documents and laws are truly unfair, and some don’t make any sense. In my opinion, these laws are very terrifying as we talk about these laws. Hammurabi’s Code pococurante about women.

A few of Hammurabi’s laws were just, but overall a majority of them are unjust. How can someone be put to death or charge someone for the littlest crime? None of these laws and punishments would remain in today’s society. Many think Hammurabi’s laws were justified, but they are unfair because the poor and lower class people were treated not the same and punished. Someone higher up only had to pay a small fine, but the poor had to pay more.

Hammurabi, the ruler of Mesopotamia, invented 282 laws approximately 4,000 years ago to obtain peace. In my opinion, Hammurabi’s Code was not just; it affected many families in a negative way, there were many other ways to resolve the problems presented, and most of the victims were treated unfairly. Foremost, Hammurabi’s Code separated families. For example, in Document C Law 129 when the son strikes his father there are more other responsible ways to punish the son other than cutting off his hands.

Hammurabi's code is unfair in Family law. If a married woman is caught in adultery with another man, they shall be bound and cast into water (Doc C). It is not fair to the woman because two people commit adultery not just the woman. This law is unfair to women and does not punish the man. These laws are unfairly strict. People should get another chance to redeem their mistakes. They should not have to give their life for one mistake. The woman may have been coerced against her will. The law should gather more information about what happened before taking such extreme punishments. Law 195 says if a son has struck his father, his hands shall be cut off (Doc C). The son could have been protecting himself from his father. In that case the father

In his code, he stated that he created the code to make sure the strong might not injure the weak, and to protect widows and orphans. I think Hammurabi’s Code was unjust because in the Epilogue of his code, he stated that any future ruler “destroys the law which he has given,... may the great gods of heaven and earth...earth... inflict a curse...upon

Hammurabi’s Code was unjust regarding its laws dealing with family. If a son strikes his father, the son's hands will be cut off. (Document C, law 195) The son needs his hands to work, and basically live. Also when the father grows old he will have to support the son, instead of the son supporting him. This also affects society, which will have to support the son when

Hammurabi code The Hammurabi code worked to keep order, justice, and discrimination exists between slave’s free men, women and children. The code was very strict and unnecessary because of the unfair punishments that came with the code. Even though this code was very strict and no one liked it, it was still the first order of law. Women laws were very unfair compared to the laws against men.

Hammurabi’s code is an important part of history as it is one of the first well known written laws and was extremely advanced for its time. The code provides a written set of rules for society to follow, meaning this society had certain moral values that they held high enough to create laws from. The code was clearly an important document for the people under Mesopotamian rule at the time, as it controlled what they could and couldn’t do legally, but the code also provides insight into what Mesopotamian societies main concerns were, and helps historians better understand what daily life could have been like in ancient times. It is beneficial for historians to see the moral codes within early society because they can make better sense of why civilizations did certain things,

Like the great Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Justice can not be for one side alone, but must be for both.” This meant that everyone should have the right to freedom. Hammurabi’s Code was unjust because his laws were overly harsh, as some even involved death. In his (personal injury) laws, value depended on social class which was absolute injustice. Hammurabi ruled for 42 years and lived 40 centuries ago; he wrote the Code in 1754 BCE (the 38th year of his rule) in Babylon on a large, pillar-like stone called a stele. He took power in 1792 BCE and had created 282 laws (Roden & Brady, 2013). Hammurabi’s purpose of writing the Code was to bring peace to Babylon. He wanted to protect the weak and be remembered forever. Even after death, Hammurabi wanted the new kings to obey his laws. So, Hammurabi was bias for himself and made laws to gain more power from the people of Babylonia (Epilogue, Doc B). There were two areas of law where Hammurabi’s Code could be proven to be unjust. These were family laws and personal injury laws.

Around 4,000 years ago Hammurabi’s code was created by Hammurabi the king of Babylonia with the goal of bringing justice to his kingdom. He even claimed that Shamash the god of justice commanded him to make these laws. Then his laws were carved into large stone’s called steles, written in the ancient cuneiform written, and then put up throughout all major communities of Babylonia. However, these ancient laws were not fair for everyone in his kingdom. Hammurabi’s Code was unjust because the laws pertaining to family life, property law, and personal injury were unfair.

Hammurabi's code was also just because of the property law. Law 21 under the property law states that if a guy has broken through the wall of a house (to rob it) they shall put