title: [The Austrian penal code and the Codex Ur-nammu--a comparison from the forensic medicine viewpoint].
abstract: A comparison between the Mesopotamian Law (Codex Ur-nammu) and the Austrian Penal Code reveals the long-sightedness of the founder of the 3rd dynasty from Ur, called Ur-nammu. It seems extremely remarkable that at those remote times (3rd Millenium B. C.) body injuries were satisfied by simple money-penalties. The Codex Ur-nammu therefore not only represents on exceedingly piece of work from the historical point of view but also from the point of view from Legal Medicine.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin, Universität Graz.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Feenstra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roll
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Seybold
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D003416:Criminal Law / Q000266:history*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000266:history*; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Das österreichische Strafrecht und der Codex Ur-nammu--Ein Vergleich aus gerichtsmedizinischer Sicht.