Code of Hammurabi - c. 1750 BCE - A collection of 282 ancient laws
used in governing the people of old Babylon. The Code of Hammurabi is
one of the best known sources of ancient law text. The Code provides
severe penalties for criminal behavior, but these penalties varied
according to specific social class. Hammurabi's Code provided for
retributatitave justice, based on the precept, ``an eye for an eye, a
tooth for a tooth.'' The Code of Hammurabi included specific
treatment for many aspects of living in society, including criminality,
consumer protection, and the responsibility of leaders and government
to the citizens. As such, it was an important precursor to modern law
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