Code of Hammurabi with emphasis on obligations

U ovom radu obrađuje se Hamurabijev zakonik s posebnim fokusom na obvezno – pravne odnose. U prvom dijelu rada izlaže se postanak i razvoj Babilona, način Hamurabijevog vladanja i upravljanja Babilonskim kraljevstvom. Opisuje se utjecaj religije na život stanovnika Mezopotamije, njihovu diferenciranost i participaciju žena u privatnom i društvenom životu. Drugi dio rada odnosi se na njegov pravni aspekt. U početku se navode i uspoređuju četiri najpoznatija zakonika Mezopotamije pri čemu je naglasak na Hamurabijevom. Razlaže se njegov pronalazak, forma i sadržaj. Nakon toga slijedi analiza svake grane prava pojedinačno. Akcent je na obveznom pravu kao centralnoj grani prava ovoga rada zbog čega je ono izdvojeno u posebnom poglavlju. Detaljno se obrazlaže šest najbitnijih ugovora za, prije svega, gospodarski život starih Babilonaca. Naposljetku se pruža komparativni pregled u odnosu na rimsko ugovorno pravo.This diploma thesis elaborates The code of Hammurabi specifically focusing on obligation law. The first part presents origin and development of Babylon and Hammurabi's rulership and administration. Describes impact of religion on life of the Mesopotamians, their differentiation and women's participation in private and social life of Babylon. Second part is reffering to its legal side. At the start of section four most known Mesopotamian law codes are declared and compared. Emphasis on the code od Hammurabi. Putting situation of discovery, form and content of the code followed by analysis of legal fields. Obligation law is the main field of law of this paper so is covered by a separate chapter. Six most important contracts for primarily economic life of ancient Babylonians are detailed. And lastly a comparative examination in relation to contracts in Roman law is given