Hammurabi's Laws

1.) 2.If anyone bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sinks in the river, his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river proves that the accused is not guilty, and he escapes unhurt, then he who had brought the accusation shall be put to death, while he who leaped into the river shall take possession of the house that had belonged to his accuser.

If you accused somebody of a crime, the accused goes through a trial, if the person is guilty of the crime, the accuser will get the property of the accused. But if the accused is not guilty, the accuser is punished to death and the accused will receive the accuser's property. This law is bad due to no trial. Having a trial shows fairness, you cannot run on accusations alone. The accused or accuser families wouldn't have a place to live if one lost their property. This law wouldn't hold in today's standards. There would be a lot of fighting and confusion over accusations. Laws need order and there is no order to accusing.

2.) 6. If anyone steals the property of a temple or of the court, he shall be put to death, and also the one who receives the stolen thing from him shall be put to death.

If you steal property of the church or the court, you are sentenced to death. And the person you sold the property to is accomplice to that crime and is sentenced to death also. This law is good because the person committed a crime where punishment is acceptable. Stealing someone else's property, giving or selling to someone, both should pay for their consequences. You have to pay the consequence for your actions. This is already used in today's law except for sentencing to death. Originator along with accomplices answer to the law for crimes committed since law came about.

3.) 8. If anyone steals cattle or sheep, or an ass, or a pig, or a goat, if it belongs to a god or to the court, the thief shall pay thirty-fold; therefore, if they belonged to a freed man of the king, he shall pay tenfold; if the thief has nothing with which to pay, he shall be put to death.

If you steal property of the church or the court, you have to pay it back thirty times the cost of the property, and if you are a citizen, he has to pay it back ten times what it's worth, but if they can't, they are sentenced to death