Question

Which important modern legal principle can be found in the code of hammurabi?

A. A man and a women should be considered equal under the law
B. A person accused of a crime should be provided with a lawyer
C. A criminal's punishment should be based on the crime committed
D. A criminal should never be punished in a cruel or violent fashion

Answer 1

C. A criminal's punishment should be based on the crime committed.

Hammurabi's code believed in "an eye for an eye" -- punishment equal to the crime that was committed.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "C".

The Code of the Hammurabi is a Babylonian code from ancient Mesopotamia which dates back to 1754 BCE. It was enacted by the 6th Babylonian King, Hammurabi.

The code's objective was to achieve equality among the citizens of the Babylonian empire. The magnitude of the criminal penalties was based on the identity and the gender of both the person who committed the crime and the victim.