The law code developed by King Hammurabi had a seemingly cruel and unusual system of punishment. The 282 case laws include economic provisions (prices, tariffs, trade, and commerce), family law (marriage and divorce), as well as criminal law (assault, theft) and civil law (slavery, debt). Despite the number of differences in punishment, there are significant similarities between our laws today and Hammurabi’s code of laws. The basis of Hammurabi’s law is that of equal …showed first 75 words of 815 total…

…showed last 75 words of 815 total…him as a precedent to create their own legal systems. As with today there are many ties with our laws to his. Hammurabi’s code would not work in our democratic society today. Today, our country and its laws are created and maintained by the people. Also, our society doesn’t condone revenge against criminals. On the other hand, it attempts to rehabilitate criminals. Hammurabi definitely had a significant impact on today’s legal systems.