Hammurabi's Code Dbq Analysis

When it comes to property laws, I think that the laws to Hammurabi’s code was unjust. For example, in Document D Law 21, it states that: “If a man has broken through a wall [to rob] a house, they shall put him to death..., or hang him in the hole...” This law is unjust to the victim because if the accused is hung on the hole, than the victim will have to deal with a dead body hung on to the hole in the wall. This is completely unfair to the accused because although the accused tried to rob a house, he/she would be given a harsh punishment which is not only cruel but unnecessary. Law 23

To begin with, the family laws in Hammurabi’s code are usually pretty unfair in the way they handle family disputes. One example of this is shown in Law 195 when the Code states, “If a son has struck his father, his hands shall be cut off”(Document C). This is unfair because it treats the son as lesser than the father since he gets a worse punishment than the original offense. Which shows that this law is an unbalanced punishment for the offense. Another example of an unfair law pertaining to family manners is when law 168 states, “If a man has determined to disinherit his son and has declared before the judge, “‘I cut off my son,’ the judge shall inquire into the son’s past, and, if the son has not committed a grave misdemeanor…, the father shall not disinherit his son”(Document C). This shows how a law can take something that should be decided by an individual, but instead is taken into a decision by the

The first example is when Hammurabi says “let no destruction befall my monument” (Doc B). The second example is law 48 which says “If a man has borrowed money to plant his fields and a storm has flooded his field or carried away the crop,... in that year he does not have to pay his creditor” (Doc D). These examples show the code is unjust because the person that doesn’t get his money back could need it to plant his own crops in the next year, and by letting the other person not pay him back Hammurabi is leaving destruction with the person that wasn’t getting paid back and his family because they now may not have food for the following year.

Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of Family Laws. In law 129 it's says that if a woman is caught with another man they both shall be thrown in the river bind together. This is unjust because the woman does not get to pick her husband, therefore the woman may not love her husband but love somebody else. The woman can not choose who she wants to be with and if she wants a divorce the husband has to agree, and if the husband does not agree she is stuck with the husband she has because the man is higher in the social structure than a woman(Doc C.). Also, in Law 195 it says that if a son has struck his father, his hands shall be cut off. This is unjust because the father may be abusing his son, and his son can't show any evidence that this action is happening so the son could be fighting back for his own sake to protect himself but he is

Reason one why Hammurabi's code is unjust is because it was sexist and did not have equal rights. In document C, the law 129 says “If a married lady is with another man, they shall blind them and cast them into the water”. This shows us that women in the eyes of hammurabi were not equal to men, the law 148 says “if a man takes a wife, and she is seized by disease, if he then desires to take a second wife he shall not put away his wife, who has been attacked by disease, but he shall keep her in the house which he has built and support her so long as she lives.”, this shows inequality because the men in the society are allowed to

Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of the family laws listed in the code. In the prologue of Hammurabi’s code Hammurabi states, “That the strong might not injure the weak, in order to protect the widows and orphans,” (Doc A). Law 129 of Hammurabi’s code states if a married woman is caught cheating on her husband with another man, they shall be tied together and thrown into the water (Doc C). This seems highly unfair to the woman because the woman is lower in the social structure of the city, thus making the woman a weaker party. Didn’t Hammurabi say that he would protect the weak? This does not seem like protection to me. Furthermore, there is another law Hammurabi passed that is unfair to the weaker party. Law 195, if a child has hit

Hammurabi's code was not just because of his family law. Hammurabi's code could be considered unjust because in document A. it states ´´hammurabi got the laws from shamash ´´ When this is stated we don't know if the god ´´shamash´´ is even real. For all we know hammurabi could have made all those laws up.

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.

Hammurabi's Code was it Just?I think Hammurabi's Code was unjust because of the Personal injury law.(Doc E)Law 218 says “If a surgeon has operated with a bronze lancet on a free man for a serious injury, and has caused his death,...his hands shall be cut off”. Even though the man died, he was put under the doctor's care, but if the injury was very serious and the doctor used the lancet, but the patient died because of the injury, why should the doctor be punished. Back then, even if the doctor did kill him he couldn't of really saved the many because they don't have the technology to help him.(Doc B) In this law it says “Hammurabi the protecting king I am…. That the strong might not injure the the weak……”. It says that he ‘shall’ not allow

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’s code of law is like our school rules because they help things to stay in order and stop chaos. Hammurabi was a king of Mesopotamia, but just started out as a “mayor” as Babylon. He lived in Babylon, Mesopotamia which is also where he wrote his 282 laws. This was about 4,000 years ago. He did this because he wanted to stop chaos. After careful analysis, the law code of Hammurabi was not just, in the area of family law.

unjust? Hammurabi is a king of Babylon a Mesopotamian city. He ruled it for 42

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 was unjust because the laws were unfair,and very strict. For example ,law number 6 states that if anyone steals the property of a temple he shall be put to death,and the one who receives the stolen item from him shall be put to death. This law is unjust because both of who stole it shall be put to death,and also the one who receives it,and if the one who receives it gives it to someone else. Another example is law number 48,this law says that if a man borrows money to plant his fields,and a storm has flooded his field he doesn't have to give back the money. This law is unjust because it is not the man's fault that the storm happened, so he has to give back the money. The final example is law number 260,this