A review by alexccavaco
The Code of Hammurabi by Hammurabi

4.0

The Code of Hammurabi is an important piece of history. It shows the organization of one of the oldest civilizations and its conservation is a gift in itself. This code shows a clear structure to the lives under Hammurabi and a clear attempt to make a fair system despite status. There is, of course, a clear distinction between many individuals, women and slaves are endowed with significantly fewer rights than men, for example. However, this is not as clear as the law siding with the favorable entity at all times. Nonetheless and overall, this writing is very alien to our own times and, given that, it can be shocking. Recurrently, the judgment for a crime leads to the death of one or more individuals, sometimes this death is specified as burning. The system is very harsh in the penalty, but attempts "fairness", at least in the concept of those times, and covers a surprising amount.