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THE CODE OF HAMMURABI (This code in the form of a digest of laws,…
THE CODE OF HAMMURABI
Description:
One of the earliest and most systematic efforts to achieve a social and ideological goal by means of accurate technical procedures
This code in the form of a digest of laws, consisting of:
A manual of instructions to judges, police officers and witnesses
The rights and obligations of spouses, women and children
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A code of behaviour for government officials, merchants and doctors
Definitions, clause by clause, of the exact obligations that existed, the particular crimes and also the exact punishments to be administered
The aim of the code:
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1. Restoring the relations between the offender and the victim (restoration of the disturbed legal balance)
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Offender had to be wiped out and the position restored to what it would have been if crime had never been committed
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