bloody spaniard wrote:In a perfect world, our legal code would be simplified & arranged into orderly groups a la the Code of Hammurabi so that they are easily understood and enforced. Then all we'd need would be clerks to maintain records. Lawyers would be free to pursue other careers (medicine, engineering, Walmart...).
That presumes people could read and comprehend. There are an almost infinite number of codes and there is still disputes as to definitions, meaning, intention and application of the code to facts. Nevertheless, the concept is interesting. I have often wondered why the Ten Commandments aren't enough. Anyhow, some history and a translation of the code are at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/hamcode.asp