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History Of Punishment And The Code Of Hammurabi
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Code of Hammurabi (1750 BC) is the earliest records that show evidence of capital punishment.
To inform people of when punishment began or when the people first became aware that there was punishment.
The Code of Hammurabi is a collection of laws and edicts of the Babylonian king Hammuarbi. Hammurabi’s Code was engraved on a block of black ba ....
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.... laws dealt with religion. The basis of criminal law is for equal retaliation that is comparable to “an eye for an eye”. It offers protection to all classes in Babylonian society; it looks to protect the weak and poor, which includes women, children and slaves against injustice from the rich and powerful.
The code is humane for its time. T.... |
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