Code to Law
"If someone accused someone else of a crime the way to prove your innocence was to jump into the river. If you lived the accuser would be put to death, but if you died you lose your house...and your life of course."- Hammurabi
A Walk Back in Time
Was first formed in 1792 BC by King Hammuarbia. He created the first known laws. Some of those laws have become famous frames such as "an eye for an eye" (but then everyone goes blind). King Hammurabia's kingdom was Babylonian, although it collapsed it succeed by leaving behind his code or laws. His empire was in Mesopotamia or what is now known as Iraq and part of Iran. He wanted to have a way where all of his new conquered land would be under on set of laws. To do this he sent some of his legal people out to get the law from that area to compound and change the laws to have the one set. Hammurabia had to think of many aspects like trading, taxes, irrigation problems, criminals and other very important parts. He put all of his laws on stone.
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This pictures above show the many changes that happened to law.
The Pros and Cons of LAW
The Pros to law is having order to society. Another important part of law is making so people have something to follow. Some benefits to the United States legal system is that your innocent until proven guilty. Which
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The Cons to law are, is that law is not logical. Meaning that if there is an issues to something that seems logically wrong, then it's legal. Another way to word it is that laws are not suppose to make sense there just suppose to be a legal matter. Another con is that many Americans today don't known much of their rights, which could become a problem in the long run. So know your rights, you never knew she you will need them!!
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Some of Hammurabi's Codes
Here is a list of some of Hammurabi's codes:
282. If a slave say to his master: "You are not my master," if they convict him his master shall cut off his ear.
3. If any one bring an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if it be a capital offense charged, be put to death.
5. If a judge try a case, reach a decision, and present his judgment in writing; if later error shall appear in his decision, and it be through his own fault, then he shall pay twelve times the fine set by him in the case, and he shall be publicly removed from the judge's bench, and never again shall he sit there to render judgement.
6. If any one 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.
11. If the owner do not bring witnesses to identify the lost article, he is an evil-doer, he has traduced, and shall be put to death.
46. If he do not receive a fixed rental for his field, but lets it on half or third shares of the harvest, the grain on the field shall be divided proportionately between the tiller and the owner.
282. If a slave say to his master: "You are not my master," if they convict him his master shall cut off his ear.
3. If any one bring an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if it be a capital offense charged, be put to death.
5. If a judge try a case, reach a decision, and present his judgment in writing; if later error shall appear in his decision, and it be through his own fault, then he shall pay twelve times the fine set by him in the case, and he shall be publicly removed from the judge's bench, and never again shall he sit there to render judgement.
6. If any one 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.
11. If the owner do not bring witnesses to identify the lost article, he is an evil-doer, he has traduced, and shall be put to death.
46. If he do not receive a fixed rental for his field, but lets it on half or third shares of the harvest, the grain on the field shall be divided proportionately between the tiller and the owner.
Sources
"Hammurabi's Code". Information about the first law.Go Social Studies Go. Web. 04 Dec. 2014. Retrieved from http://www.goancientgo.com/#!hammurabis-code-/clob
"Hammurabi's Code of Laws". List of his codes. Exploring Ancient World Cultures. Web. 05 Dec. 2014. Retrieved from http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm
"Hammurabi's Code". Information about the first law.Go Social Studies Go. Web. 04 Dec. 2014. Retrieved from http://www.goancientgo.com/#!hammurabis-code-/clob
"Hammurabi's Code of Laws". List of his codes. Exploring Ancient World Cultures. Web. 05 Dec. 2014. Retrieved from http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm