<u>One of the most famous law codes that have been preserved along history</u> is actually <u>the Code of Hammurabi</u>, which he used to rule Babylon. Nowadays it is exhibited at Louvre, in Paris.
The Code of Hammurabi dates back to 1754 BC. He used a large carved stone to list a set of rulings, mainly punishments, which adjusted with different intensity levels the principle <em>"an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" . </em>The code includes the first manifestations of contract law, property law or family law and also regulations concerning transactions or social responsibilities.
