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Hammurabi's Laws

Hammurabi’s law code is similar to the Ten Commandments. They showed Babylonia various rules they were to abide by, and the consequences if they did not. I feel that many of these rules are similar to the laws of today, since they were created to set a standard for society. Yet, they are filled with double standards towards women, and the poverty stricken, and quick, and unjust punishments. Law number 22 stated: “If a man has committed highway robbery and been caught, he shall be put to death”1 I think this is quite unfair. Why does stealing deserve death? The ....

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