The Hammurabi Code is probably best known in popular knowledge through the phrase "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth".
As the name implies, this was based on the idea that for every crime you commit, a punishment of equal severity would await you, in this sense you would knew what to expect for a certain illegal/bad deed that you have done.
B. The companies charged with tax fraud were generally family owned and based in one state
It was signed by President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Israeli
Priminister Menachem Begin. This was
signed on 1978. As a result Egypt and
Israel made peace. This drew mixed
reactions as the Palestinians were against it but some organizations hailed as
a major development in the Middle East.
It was done through the efforts of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Sadat
and Begin would both be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
