The Code Of Hammurabi's Law
Emily Dinsmore
Hammurabi’s Laws
The dictionary gives the definition of Lex Talons as, “The principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.” (Collins,2015, par 1) The code of Hammurabi is very central to this definition. The idea of it being fair or not fair is not fair will be shown with evidence. (textbook) The culture of Mesopotamia used a vast number of different justice systems. Some decisions were left up to the gods instead of the judges themselves. In some ways the courts were very precise in there rulings with the written law. (textbook) There is no evidence showing wether all of the
Hammurabi’s Laws
The dictionary gives the definition of Lex Talons as, “The principle or law of retaliation that a punishment inflicted should correspond in degree and kind to the offense of the wrongdoer, as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retributive justice.” (Collins,2015, par 1) The code of Hammurabi is very central to this definition. The idea of it being fair or not fair is not fair will be shown with evidence. (textbook) The culture of Mesopotamia used a vast number of different justice systems. Some decisions were left up to the gods instead of the judges themselves. In some ways the courts were very precise in there rulings with the written law. (textbook) There is no evidence showing wether all of the