The+Code+of+Hammurabi+&+Codified+Law

1) The rule of law is that if there were no laws, the world would be chaotic. It was created to maintain order among civillians.

2) a) Hammurabi believed that your treatment should be based on your social status. Different laws applied to different people in accordance to your social status, this did not necessarily mean that people were treated unfairly, but all people could not be treated the exact same way because everyone was not the exact same.

b) Because no one has an excuse for not knowing the law, if it is written, than all should know. Hammurabi believed this would be better for societ because before, when laws were not written down, the laws were not common knowledge. This would create chaos because if people did not understand the laws, and broke them, the leaders would have the right to persecute them for breaking the law. Codifying law is a way to make sure that the people are aware of the laws to prevent chaos among citizens.

3) Trial by ordeal is the judicial practice of determining ones innocence by putting them through a cruel and harmful test. This seemed appropriate because if you were truly innocent, God would leave you unharmed. This was false because God usually can`t prevent you from bleeding, or breaking a bone. So if that were to happen to you, which it most likely would, you were seen as guilty and would be executed.
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Trial by Duel is when there is an indisputable crime that occurs and there are no witnesses around to testify. The two people involved are are sent to combat each other. The one who wins is presumed right and will win the case. I am not really sure why this method seemed acceptable back then, but it obviously was because it was used often to settle disputes. It`s shortcomings were that people were being murdered. Even if the man was truly guilty, all you had to do was beat the hell out of the other guy and you were proven innocent.
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4) In todays law, consistency is fairness. Because the same laws apply to every person. Not everyone can be treated equally, but being consistent in the law is the closest thing to being fair to everyone.