Volume 12 · Issue 5 · October 2025
Social Rights in the Babylonian and Assyrian recorded Laws
Muhammad Amin Ali, Bakhtiar Qasem Awla
The title" Social Rights in the Babylonian and Assyrian recorded Laws" as the title of this scientific research, stems from the fact that the Babylonian and Assyrian laws, as two of the oldest and most important laws in human history after the Sumerian laws and reforms, paid attention to the family and the setting up of social relations, and attention was also given to human rights. Family members and society are within the framework of these laws in a way, which makes them worthy of their various angles being the subject of research and their various dimensions worthy of interpretation. The research was devoted to the social rights in Babylonian and Assyrian laws and their impact on society, and the social dimensions of this aspect were presented in its content depending on a group of scientific sources and the opinions of scholars. In addition to the summary in Kurdish, Arabic, and English, the list of sources, and the most important results, this study consists of three main topics as follows: A summary of the history of Babylonian and Assyrian recorded laws. Individual rights; Women, children, men, and slaves in Babylonian and Assyrian recorded laws. Family and community rights in Babylonian and Assyrian recorded laws.
