Hammurabi’s Code

Danielle Raskin December 20, 2012 If a creationkind strikes the slave girl of a free man and causes her to lose the fruit of her womb, he shall pay dickens shekels of silver. A non slave would be paid ten shekels of silver. Isnt that unfair? Hammurabi was the powerfulness of Babylonia in the 18th century B. C. E. He is very important. He wrote one of the worlds oldest sets of righteousnesss, which right off is studied by many people.I feel Hammurabis code is un rightful(prenominal) because of its Property laws, Family laws, and Personal-Injury laws. I turn over the family laws in Hammurabis code are unjust. Law 148 states that, If a man has married a married woman and a disease has seized her, if he is determined to marry a second wife, he shall marry her. He shall not divorce the wife whom the disease has seized. She shall dwell in the base they have built together, and he shall maintain her as long as she lives. I think this law is unfair because a man shouldnt leave his w ife to die and also marry an new(prenominal) woman while the other is dying. I think the property laws in Hammurabis Code are unjust. I find law 21 striking and unfair. If a man has broken through the wall (to rob) a house, they shall put him to oddment and pierce him, or hang him in the hole in the wall which he has made. I fatiguet agree with this law for two evidences. First, this punishment is way too harsh.If someone robs a house now, they wouldnt be put to death they would just be put in jail. My final reason is that I dont think that the robber should be killed in the house that he robbed. I wouldnt want anyone being hung or pierced in my house. I think the personal-injury laws in Hammurabis Code are unjust. Law 218 states, If a sawbones has operated with a bronze lancet on a free man for a serious injury, and has caused his death, his hands shall be overturn off. This law doesnt attend right.If a surgeon has operated and the person operated dies, I dont think the surg eons hands should get cut off. Instead, the surgeon can be forced to take a break as a surgeon until he is ready to come back. In conclusion, most of Hammurabis Code is unjust. From cutting peoples hands off to hanging and piercing them, these laws are very harsh. Hammurabi was a very strict ruler. I think Hammurabis Code is unjust. From the laws I have mentioned, what do you think? Is Hammurabis Code just or unjust?