King Hammurabi And Capital Punishment

In 1772 B.C., The Code of Hammurabi, a comprehensive and ancient set of Babylonian laws, was introduced. The code lists punishments for dozens of transgressions and is noted for its use of the “eye for an eye” reciprocity theory of justice. The Code of Hammurabi could certainly be considered harsh and despotic by today’s standards, but it introduced the death penalty, which still exists today. The capital punishment that is the death penalty, ignites an argument among people from two different sides of the spectrum, whenever it is mentioned. One side supports the death penalty, claiming it is a means of deterrence, while the opponents say that it is inhumane.

Capital punishment, commonly known as death penalty originated from the Latin word, "capitalis" meaning "regarding the head". It has been used as method to deter crime since the earliest civilizations. One of the most famous code, the Code of Hammurabi which inscribed the, "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" supported the death penalty. This code is also referred to as the law of retaliation.

The oppressed and the powerful, men and women, commoners and high-ranked people were not treated equally under the laws of Hammurabi. Some punishments presented in the code varied depending on a person’s status, going against the “eye for an eye” policy that Hammurabi based this code on. The punishments were only fair if the two individuals involved were socially equal. This encouraged the distinction between classes, genders and deepened the social hierarchy.

An early supporter of the death penalty was the Babylonian King Hammurabi. In his set of laws, he set the legal punishment “an eye for an eye”. This popular phrase was used to punish criminals with death for 25 crimes, although murder was not one of them.

Capital punishment was first introduced in the Seventh Century B.C. in the Draconian Law of Athens, which stated the death penalty was the only form of punishment for any and all crimes; death penalty laws were first established in the Eighteenth Century B.C. in the Codes of King Hammaurabi of Babylon, which codified the death penalty for twenty five different crimes. Capital punishment was carried out by means of: crucifixion, drowning, beating to death, burning alive, and impalement. Capital punishment was continued to be seen, spreading to countries such as Britain and in the United States.

If an individual commits a gruesome murder of another and is caught, he will be brought before a jury of his peers who will decide his ultimate fate. If convicted of his crimes, the criminal could face the death penalty. Seemingly endless trials and appeals will plague the remaining life this criminal has. His days will be spent in solitary confinement, often with below-standard conditions and treatment. In the end, he will die a painful death, a final performance before an audience, before his curtain falls. When his last breath leaves his lips, the American judicial system can mark off another successful execution, attributed to the name of almighty justice. Something is wrong with this picture. In a society that claims to be advanced in methods of morality and humanity, capital punishment has no place. Capital punishment is the state-sponsored execution of an individual, serving as punishment and atonement for the crime the individual committed. Through legal precedent, the punishment is not applied to mentally-challenged individuals, those whose sanity is questioned, and children under the age of 18 (“Cruel & Unusual?” 4-6). In a post-Hammurabian society, it is not considered appropriate to rape a rapist, burn an arsonist, or steal a kidnapper’s children (Bedau A3). In the same way, we should not be content to execute a killer, willfully enabling revenge and parading it

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Over the course of human history the earliest known concept of capital punishment has been around since the 18th Century BCE, where the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon codified the death penalty for twenty five different crimes (Reggio, 2015). From the 18th Century until now there have been many other societies that have used capital punishment for various crimes, such as the Hittite Code, Draconian Code of Athens, and also Roman law. Those different cultures used different methods for execution and followed different rules for people of different race, religion, creed, social status, etc. As history progressed, capital punishment itself has gone through many changes; the ways of execution have evolved from brutal and torturous methods such as burning at the stake, burying alive, bludgeoning to death, impalement,

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In Hammaurabi’s code, death is the punishment for over 25 different crimes such as; “If anyone steal the property of a temple or of the court, he shall be put to death, and also the one who receives the stolen thing from him shall be put to death.” This is obviously a very harsh punishment, but at the time it was written it made sense. The Seventh century Draconian Code of Athens listed death as the only punishment for all crimes, which is made especially notorious due to the codes being said to have been written in blood as opposed to ink. Unfortunately, the exact code is unknown as it has been lost with time. In the Tenth century, hanging became the primary form of execution in Britain, to which until the mid-20th century it remained the primary form of execution in most of the world. However, William the Conqueror stopped all executions during his reign in England in the Eleventh century, with capital punishment only being used in cases of war, though some sources say that in cases of murder capital punishment was used.

Capital punishment dates back to 18th century B.C. in the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon. Under this code twenty five crimes, excluding murder, were punishable by death. In historical data, the first death penalty was imposed to offender who was blamed for magic in 16th century BC Egypt (Regio, 1997). Unfortunately, death penalty is still practiced in some countries. For example, in Egypt recently on 24 March 2014, Minya Criminal Court imposed death penalty to 529 followers of Egyptian ex-president Mohamed Morsi for their participation in violence (Amnesty International, 2014). Nowadays, United States also practices capital punishment. According to the fact sheet of DPIC (2014) 20 criminals from different states were executed this year

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The earliest historical record of the death penalty otherwise known as capital punishment goes back as far as the eighteenth century B.C., when the code of King Hammurabi of Babylon listed 25 crimes which were punishable by death. Since then, the uses of the death penalty have prevailed throughout the ages in laws and justice systems of different civilizations. For instance, the Draconian Code of Athens punishes all crimes with the death penalty. During those times, the death penalty involved suffering a gruesome death such as being burnt alive, impaling, crucifixion and stoning (Death Penalty Information Center, 2011).

Many believe the death penalty has recently been discovered; although, it originated in the B.C. era. For example, the earliest forms of government had introduced the death penalty for those who had committed large offences. One researcher writes, “Death Penalty laws can be traced back as far as the 18th century B.C. when the Code of King Hammurabi established death as the penalty for 25 different crimes” (“Capital Punishment Timeline”). He claims the death penalty started before anyone would have thought; it had been used during the B.C. era. Hammurabi used this as the highest punishment for the most offensive crimes one could commit. Hammurabi had first developed the idea of an “eye for an eye,” meaning if one commits a horrific crime then the same horrific crime shall be done to him. Although it began in B.C. era, criminal punishment is still used today. Some of the most

The Death Penalty was established “far back as the Eighteenth Century B.C. in the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon, which codified the death penalty for 25 different crimes” (“History”). It was also apart of the “Fourteen Century B.C.’s Hittite Code, in the Seventh Century B.C.’s Draconian Code of Athens, which made death the only punishment for all crimes; and in the Fifth Century B.C.’s Roman Law of the Twelve Tablets” (“History”). The Death Penalty was carried out if it was drowning, crucifixion, burning while being alive, impalement, and beating to death. As the time went on by the Eighteen Century A.D. a man named William the Conqueror would not allow people to be hung unless it was a murder case. As the years carried on in 1608 Caption George Kendall was the first man who got executed while being record in his colony. Jane Champion was the first woman who got executed in her colony in 1632. The Death Penalty all started and it did minimize crimes stated in the early 1800.