Why Was Hammurabi Unjust
Hammurabi had 282 laws many with extremely harsh punishments like death. Hammurabi was the ruler of Babylon for 42 years and was thought to have gotten his laws from the god of justice Shamash. I believe that Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of the family law, property law, and the personal injury law. First of all, it is unjust because of the family laws. Law 148 states that if a man's wife wife is severely ill the man can remarry but he cannot divorce the ill wife and still has to take care of her. This is unjust because although he still has to care for her,there is no respect towards the ill wife considering she is dying and the man has already remarried. Second of all, the property laws are unjust. Law 48 says that if a man gets
a loan to plant crops and a storm washes them away then the man does not have to pay the creditor back for the next year. This is unjust because although it is not the mans fault that the storm came, there are precautions that he could have taken. Also if the creditor needs the money in a certain point in that next year he is unable to get it because of this rule. Lastly, Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of the personal injury laws. Law 199 states that that if a man knocks out the eye of a slave then he must pay two shekels of silver. Law 196 states that If he knocks out the eye of a free man, then he must knock out his own eye. This is unjust because slaves are humans and all humans should be treated equal. Also you shouldn’t put a price on a person or a body part.
Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of the family law, property law, and the personal injury law. As said before Hammurabi was the ruler of Babylon for 42 years and had 282 laws that he was thought to have gotten from the god of justice Shamash. Also, one of his rules was that no future ruler could change his laws or else there would be a curse put on him, his family, his troops, his warriors, and his subjects. Hammurabi failed to remember was that times change. If Hammurabi really wanted to protect the people of Babylon then why would he curse them too?
a loan to plant crops and a storm washes them away then the man does not have to pay the creditor back for the next year. This is unjust because although it is not the mans fault that the storm came, there are precautions that he could have taken. Also if the creditor needs the money in a certain point in that next year he is unable to get it because of this rule. Lastly, Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of the personal injury laws. Law 199 states that that if a man knocks out the eye of a slave then he must pay two shekels of silver. Law 196 states that If he knocks out the eye of a free man, then he must knock out his own eye. This is unjust because slaves are humans and all humans should be treated equal. Also you shouldn’t put a price on a person or a body part.
Hammurabi’s code was unjust because of the family law, property law, and the personal injury law. As said before Hammurabi was the ruler of Babylon for 42 years and had 282 laws that he was thought to have gotten from the god of justice Shamash. Also, one of his rules was that no future ruler could change his laws or else there would be a curse put on him, his family, his troops, his warriors, and his subjects. Hammurabi failed to remember was that times change. If Hammurabi really wanted to protect the people of Babylon then why would he curse them too?