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Code of hammurabi is the embodiment of ancient oriental law from the common law stage to the written law stage. Independent of religion, it established the ruling order of the slave-owning class with mandatory norms and effectively adjusted the social relations of the slave countries in the early ancient East. Its distinctive legal features, meticulous provisions and accurate written expression are incomparable to other early human laws.
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Code of hammurabi embodies the cruelty and harshness of criminal law and the inequality between people, which is different from the humanitarianism and equality spirit of modern law. Its preface says, "let the light of justice shine on the earth, eliminate all evil and evil, and let the strong not oppress the weak." It seems to express the justice and fairness of this code and everyone is equal. But through its content, we can find that the code is actually protecting the imperial nobles and slave owners themselves.
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The discovery of "1" and "code of hammurabi" provides the most powerful physical evidence for us to understand the formation and development of ancient laws. Because it is by far the most complete written code in the history of early human legislation. Before it was discovered, we also excavated some codes in West Asia, including Ullner Code, and other small countries' codes, such as Sumerian Code, Libit Isda Code and Lalama Code.
But they are all fragments, and some of them are only a few articles left. However, the text of code of hammurabi is only 282 articles, which makes us fully understand the overall situation of the development and operation of law in the Babylonian kingdom of Cuba for the first time.
2. code of hammurabi consists of three parts: preface, text and conclusion. In the preface, Hammurabi listed and praised his great achievements, calling himself "the sun of Babylon", promoting the idea of "divine right of monarch", and making it clear that the purpose of formulating the code is to "promote human justice" and "benefit the people". The conclusion part emphasizes Hammurabi himself and his thoughts on the sanctity and eternity of law at that time.
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